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Registering a marriage or civil partnership
Forms and documents you'll need to provide to register a marriage or civil partnership
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Most popular first names given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland in 2025
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How to access our search rooms to see our physical records, and selected digital records
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How to apply to change your name, including cost and processing times
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Population estimates for Scotland and its administrative areas by age and sex on 30 June 2025
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Latest news
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Alcohol-specific deaths fall 3%
The number of deaths wholly attributed to alcohol fell by 3% in 2025, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.
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First annual statistical work programme published
Find out how to comment on proposed changes to our programme of statistical publications.
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Centenarian numbers rise
An estimated 950 people aged 100 and over were living in Scotland in mid-2025, a rise of 5% compared to 10 years earlier, according to National Records of Scotland (NRS).