Registering a marriage or civil partnership
Forms and documents you'll need to provide to register a marriage or civil partnership
Registering a marriage or civil partnership
Forms and documents you'll need to provide to register a marriage or civil partnership
Where to order copies of certificates and extracts from our registers
How to apply to change your name, including cost and processing times
Most popular first names given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland
How to access our search rooms to see our physical records, and selected digital records
Projected Population of Scotland
The projected future population of Scotland over the 25 years to mid-2047, based on the 2022 Census
Scotland’s population is projected to grow to 5.8 million people by the middle of 2047 according to new statistics from National Records of Scotland.
All NRS buildings will be closed tomorrow (24 January 2025) due to the red weather warning that has been issued. Very strong winds associated with Storm Eowyn are expected.
Scottish archives to take part in national survey