National Records of Scotland

Centenarians in Scotland 2010 to 2020

Last update: 23 September 2021

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Data and Charts

(23 September 2021)

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Main Points

There were an estimated 960 centenarians (people aged 100 and over) in Scotland in mid-2020. This is a 13% increase over mid-2019, and is the highest ever figure. This reflects the increase of births which occurred in Scotland at the end of World War One.
The majority of centenarians are female. In mid-2020, there were 4 times as many female centenarians as males. There were 770 females compared to 190 males. This disparity can be explained by the difference in life expectancy for males and females.
Over the past decade to mid-2020, the number of male centenarians has grown at a faster rate than female centenarians.
For the 90 and over age group, numbers of males have increased by almost 70% since mid-2010, while the females have grown by just under 24%.
In mid-2020, there were an estimated 43,750 people aged 90 and over in Scotland. The number of people in this age group has increased every year since mid-2010 when there were 32,440 people aged 90 and over.

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