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Scotland's Population 2011: The Registrar General�s Annual Review of Demographic Trends 157th Edition

Appendix 1 - Summary tables

Table 1 Population and vital events, Scotland, 1855 to 2011

Year Estimated population
('000s)
Live births1 Stillbirths2 Infant deaths Deaths Marriages Divorces Civil Partnerships3
Number Rate4 Number Rate5 Number Rate6 Number Rate4 Male Female
1855-60 3,018.4 102,462 34.1 ... ... 12,250 119.6 62,644 20.8 20,645 19 ... ...
1861-65 3,127.1 109,764 35.1 ... ... 13,166 119.9 69,265 22.1 22,013 14 ... ...
1866-70 3,275.6 114,394 34.9 ... ... 13,971 122.1 71,974 22.0 22,832 9 ... ...
1871-75 3,441.4 120,376 35.0 ... ... 15,314 127.2 77,988 22.7 25,754 24 ... ...
1876-80 3,628.7 126,086 34.8 ... ... 14,921 118.3 74,801 20.6 24,956 54 ... ...
1881-85 3,799.2 126,409 33.3 ... ... 14,864 117.6 74,396 19.6 26,176 74 ... ...
1886-90 3,943.9 123,977 31.4 ... ... 14,943 120.5 74,320 18.8 25,702 94 ... ...
1891-95 4,122.5 125,800 30.5 ... ... 15,895 126.4 78,350 19.0 27,962 115 ... ...
1896-1900 4,345.1 130,209 30.0 ... ... 16,857 129.5 78,021 17.9 31,771 146 ... ...
1901-05 4,535.7 132,399 29.2 ... ... 15,881 119.9 77,313 17.1 31,838 181 ... ...
1906-10 4,679.9 128,987 27.6 ... ... 14,501 112.4 75,534 16.1 31,811 195 ... ...
1911-15 4,748.3 120,654 25.4 ... ... 13,604 112.8 74,466 15.7 33,857 264 ... ...
1916-20 4,823.8 109,750 22.8 ... ... 10,869 99.0 72,365 15.0 37,437 531 ... ...
1921-25 4,879.6 112,245 23.0 ... ... 10,299 91.8 67,652 13.9 34,720 427 ... ...
1926-30 4,845.1 96,674 20.0 ... ... 8,260 85.4 66,017 13.6 32,605 478 ... ...
1931-35 4,905.1 89,306 18.2 ... ... 7,212 80.8 64,839 13.2 34,986 507 ... ...
1936-40 4,956.8 87,734 17.6 ... ... 6,650 75.8 67,166 13.5 42,941 750 ... ...
1941-45 4,711.9 91,593 19.4 3,393 35.7 6,202 67.7 66,302 13.8 43,772 1,413 ... ...
1946-50 5,054.3 101,222 20.0 3,047 29.2 4,789 47.3 63,854 12.6 43,206 2,435 ... ...
1951-55 5,103.6 91,366 17.9 2,390 25.5 3,009 32.9 61,838 12.1 41,718 2,274 ... ...
1956-60 5,145.2 98,663 19.2 2,307 22.9 2,755 27.9 61,965 12.0 41,671 1,792 ... ...
1961-65 5,201.0 102,642 19.7 2,000 19.1 2,568 25.0 63,309 12.2 40,235 2,253 ... ...
1966-70 5,204.3 93,033 17.9 1,415 15.0 1,970 21.2 62,797 12.1 42,832 4,056 ... ...
1971-75 5,234.7 75,541 14.4 939 12.3 1,421 18.8 63,808 12.2 41,404 6,604 ... ...
1976-80 5,213.9 65,758 12.6 529 8.0 900 13.7 64,343 12.3 37,801 9,068 ... ...
1981-85 5,151.9 66,422 12.9 389 5.8 695 10.5 63,723 12.4 35,756 11,939 ... ...
1986-90 5,089.5 65,544 12.9 350 5.3 550 8.4 62,796 12.3 35,440 12,070 ... ...
1991-95 5,093.5 63,571 12.5 382 6.0 418 6.6 61,171 12.0 32,866 12,614 ... ...
1996-2000 5,077.5 56,856 11.2 327 5.7 316 5.6 59,478 11.7 29,965 11,984 ... ...
2001-2005 5,069.9 52,914 10.4 297 5.6 275 5.2 57,178 11.3 30,648 10,913 ... ...
2006-2010 5,169.1 58,270 11.3 311 5.3 245 4.2 54,920 10.6 28,934 11,561 316 329
1991 5,083.3 67,024 13.1 369 5.5 473 7.1 61,041 12.0 33,762 12,400 ... ...
1992 5,085.6 65,789 12.9 356 5.4 449 6.8 60,937 11.9 35,057 12,487 ... ...
1993 5,092.5 63,337 12.4 409 6.4 412 6.5 64,049 12.5 33,366 13,292 ... ...
1994 5,102.2 61,656 12.0 381 6.1 382 6.2 59,328 11.6 31,480 12,601 ... ...
1995 5,103.7 60,051 11.7 397 6.6 375 6.2 60,500 11.8 30,663 12,292 ... ...
1996 5,092.2 59,296 11.6 381 6.4 365 6.2 60,654 11.8 30,242 12,313 ... ...
1997 5,083.3 59,440 11.6 319 5.3 316 5.3 59,494 11.6 29,611 12,241 ... ...
1998 5,077.1 57,319 11.2 351 6.1 320 5.6 59,164 11.6 29,668 12,354 ... ...
1999 5,072.0 55,147 10.8 286 5.2 276 5.0 60,281 11.8 29,940 11,872 ... ...
2000 5,062.9 53,076 10.4 298 5.6 305 5.7 57,799 11.3 30,367 11,139 ... ...
2001 5,064.2 52,527 10.4 301 5.7 290 5.5 57,382 11.3 29,621 10,651 ... ...
2002 5,054.8 51,270 10.1 278 5.4 270 5.3 58,103 11.5 29,826 10,860 ... ...
2003 5,057.4 52,432 10.4 296 5.6 265 5.1 58,472 11.6 30,757 10,864 ... ...
2004 5,078.4 53,957 10.6 317 5.8 266 4.9 56,187 11.1 32,154 11,275 ... ...
2005 5,094.8 54,386 10.7 292 5.3 284 5.2 55,747 10.9 30,881 10,913 53 31
2006 5,116.9 55,690 10.9 296 5.3 248 4.5 55,093 10.8 29,898 13,076 580 467
2007 5,144.2 57,781 11.2 327 5.6 272 4.7 55,986 10.9 29,866 12,813 339 349
2008 5,168.5 60,041 11.6 325 5.4 253 4.2 55,700 10.8 28,903 11,513 245 280
2009 5,194.0 59,046 11.4 317 5.3 235 4.0 53,856 10.4 27,524 10,371 219 279
2010 5,222.1 58,791 11.3 291 4.9 218 3.7 53,967 10.3 28,480 10,034 197 268
2011 5,254.8 58,590 11.1 299 5.1 238 4.1 53,661 10.2 29,135 9,862 227 327

 

1 Live births only, prior to 1939.
2 See Notes, definitions and quality of statistics.
3 The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into effect in December 2005.
4 Rate per 1,000 population.
5 Rate per 1,000 live and still births.
6 Rate per 1,000 live births.

Table 2 Estimated population, births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, numbers and rates, by Council area, Scotland, 2011

Area Estimated Population at 30 Jun Live births Stillbirths Infant deaths Deaths Marriages Civil Partnerships
Number Rate1 Standardised Rate Number Rate2 Number Rate3 Number Rate1 Standardised Rate
SCOTLAND 5,254,800 58,590 11.1 11.1 299 5.1 238 4.1 53,661 10.2 10.2 29,135 554
Council areas                          
Aberdeen City 220,420 2,608 11.8 9.4 9 3.4 8 3.1 1,973 9.0 9.8 873 13
Aberdeenshire 247,600 2,695 10.9 12.8 15 5.5 8 3.0 2,191 8.8 8.9 1,136 9
Angus 110,630 1,155 10.4 13.3 7 6.0 6 5.2 1,222 11.0 9.2 422 3
Argyll & Bute 89,590 745 8.3 10.8 2 2.7 - - 1,047 11.7 9.4 998 23
Clackmannanshire 50,770 564 11.1 12.3 5 8.8 1 1.8 477 9.4 10.2 154 3
Dumfries & Galloway 148,060 1,396 9.4 12.7 1 0.7 3 2.1 1,707 11.5 9.1 4,954 73
Dundee City 145,570 1,765 12.1 10.8 9 5.1 10 5.7 1,660 11.4 10.6 572 12
East Ayrshire 120,200 1,362 11.3 12.7 4 2.9 7 5.1 1,319 11.0 10.8 376 3
East Dunbartonshire 104,570 924 8.8 11.1 3 3.2 - - 950 9.1 8.1 246 3
East Lothian 98,170 1,126 11.5 14.2 7 6.2 5 4.4 966 9.8 9.2 550 9
East Renfrewshire 89,850 807 9.0 11.4 6 7.4 1 1.2 825 9.2 8.5 297 3
Edinburgh, City of 495,360 5,560 11.2 8.2 22 3.9 22 4.0 4,232 8.5 9.4 2,765 124
Eilean Siar 26,080 235 9.0 12.0 0 3 12.8 365 14.0 10.9 112 0
Falkirk 154,380 1,757 11.4 11.9 10 5.7 7 4.0 1,548 10.0 10.5 801 7
Fife 367,370 4,268 11.6 12.5 24 5.6 16 3.7 3,759 10.2 9.8 1,631 35
Glasgow City 598,830 7,631 12.7 9.6 54 7.0 45 5.9 6,403 10.7 12.9 2,846 96
Highland 222,370 2,345 10.5 12.7 13 5.5 14 6.0 2,440 11.0 9.9 1,575 16
Inverclyde 79,220 814 10.3 11.4 7 8.5 1 1.2 1,013 12.8 12.1 222 4
Midlothian 82,370 979 11.9 13.4 4 4.1 6 6.1 782 9.5 9.8 408 1
Moray 87,260 973 11.2 13.5 2 2.1 2 2.1 983 11.3 10.2 366 7
North Ayrshire 135,130 1,452 10.7 12.7 7 4.8 12 8.3 1,535 11.4 10.6 697 12
North Lanarkshire 326,680 3,993 12.2 12.5 17 4.2 18 4.5 3,381 10.3 11.9 917 11
Orkney Islands 20,160 205 10.2 12.7 - - - - 209 10.4 9.2 122 1
Perth & Kinross 149,520 1,447 9.7 10.7 7 4.8 1 0.7 1,496 10.0 8.5 907 17
Renfrewshire 170,650 1,828 10.7 11.3 15 8.1 6 3.3 1,838 10.8 11.0 588 4
Scottish Borders 113,150 1,108 9.8 13.2 6 5.4 3 2.7 1,234 10.9 9.4 732 10
Shetland Islands 22,500 242 10.8 12.1 3 12.2 0 231 10.3 10.1 88 3
South Ayrshire 111,560 1,073 9.6 11.9 6 5.6 8 7.5 1,412 12.7 10.0 753 9
South Lanarkshire 312,660 3,502 11.2 12.1 17 4.8 12 3.4 3,214 10.3 10.4 1,089 14
Stirling 90,770 833 9.2 10.1 1 1.2 2 2.4 782 8.6 8.6 669 10
West Dunbartonshire 90,360 1,064 11.8 12.3 4 3.7 5 4.7 1,043 11.5 12.0 401 10
West Lothian 172,990 2,134 12.3 12.7 12 5.6 6 2.8 1,424 8.2 10.4 868 9

 

1 Rate per 1,000 population.
2 Rate per 1,000 live and still births.
3 Rate per 1,000 live births.

Table 3 International populations and vital statistics rates, selected countries, latest available figures

Country Estimated population 2011
('000s)
Live births 2010 Stillbirths1 infant deaths 2010 Deaths Marriages
Rate2 Year Rate3 Rate4 Year Rate2 Year Rate2
Scotland 5,254 11.3 2010 4.9 3.7 2010 10.3 2010 5.4
European Union                  
Austria 8,404 9.4 2010 3.7 3.9 2010 9.2 2010 4.5
Belgium 10,951 11.8 2007 4.4 3.6 2006 9.5 2010 4.2
Bulgaria 7,505 10.0 2010 7.8 9.4 2010 14.6 2010 3.2
Cyprus 804 12.4 2007 3.1 3.36 2009 6.4 2009 7.9
Czech Republic 10,533 11.1 2010 2.5 2.7 2010 10.2 2010 4.4
Denmark 5,561 11.4 2010 4.2 3.4 2006 10.2 2010 5.6
Estonia 1,340 11.8 2010 4.1 3.3 2010 11.8 2010 3.8
Finland 5,375 11.4 2010 2.9 2.3 2010 9.5 2010 5.6
France 65,048 12.8 2001 4.8 3.6 2008 8.6 2010 3.8
Germany 81,752 8.3 2010 3.6 3.4 2010 10.5 2010 4.7
Greece 11,310 10.1 2009 4.3 3.8 2009 9.6 2010 5.0
Hungary 9,986 9.0 2010 4.3 5.3 2009 13.0 2010 3.6
Irish Republic 4,481 16.5 2008 3.9 3.8 2009 6.5 2010 4.6
Italy 60,626 9.3 2008 2.7 3.4 2008 9.7 2010 3.6
Latvia 2,230 8.6 2010 5.7 5.7 2009 13.3 2010 4.1
Lithuania 3,245 10.8 2010 4.1 4.3 2009 12.6 2010 5.7
Luxembourg 512 11.6 2010 3.7 3.4 2009 7.3 2010 3.5
Malta 418 9.6 2010 4.0 5.5 2010 7.2 2010 6.2
Netherlands 16,656 11.1 2008 4.2 3.8 2010 8.2 2009 4.4
Poland 38,200 10.8 2010 4.2 5.0 2009 10.1 2009 6.6
Portugal 10,637 9.5 2008 3.2 2.5 2009 9.9 2010 3.8
Romania 21,414 9.9 2010 4.0 9.8 2010 12.1 2010 5.4
Slovakia 5,436 11.1 2010 3.1 5.7 2009 9.8 2010 4.7
Slovenia 2,050 10.9 2010 4.5 2.5 2009 9.2 2010 3.2
Spain 46,153 10.5 2009 3.2 3.2 2009 8.4 2010 3.6
Sweden 9,415 12.3 2008 3.6 2.5 2010 9.6 2010 5.3
United Kingdom5 62,436 13.0 2010 5.1 4.3 2010 9.0 2009 4.3
Other Europe                  
Croatia 4,412 9.8 2010 4.2 4.4 2010 11.8 2010 4.8
Macedonia 2,057 11.8 2010 8.6 7.6 2003 8.9 2010 6.9
Norway 4,920 12.6 2010 3.4 2.8 2010 8.5 2010 4.8
Switzerland 7,870 10.3 2010 4.3 3.8 2007 8.1 2010 5.5
Turkey 73,723 16.9 2010 8.8 13.6 2008 5.9 2010 8.0

 

Sources: Eurostat, World Health Organisation/Europe

1 The definition of a stillbirth varies from country to country and over time. The position in the UK is described in Appendix 2 - Notes, definitions and quality of statistics.
2 Rate per 1,000 population.
3 Rate per 1,000 live and still births.
4 Rate per 1,000 live births.
5 Excludes Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
6 Rate for 2009 (latest available).

 

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