Mid-2006 Population Estimates Scotland

Table 6 Components of population change by administrative area: 1996-2006

	Estimated population 30 June 1996	Births	Deaths	Natural change	Estimated ¹ net civilian migration and other changes	Estimated population 30 June 2006	Number	%
	Estimated population 30 June 1996	Births	Deaths	Natural change	Estimated ¹ net civilian migration and other changes	Estimated population 30 June 2006	Population change
SCOTLAND	5,092,190	547,420	580,347	-32,927	57,637	5,116,900	24,710	0.5
Council areas
Aberdeen City	218,350	21,723	22,116	-393	-11,077	206,880	-11,470	-5.3
Aberdeenshire	226,990	24,425	20,939	3,486	5,784	236,260	9,270	4.1
Angus	110,570	11,079	13,497	-2,418	1,168	109,320	-1,250	-1.1
Argyll & Bute	91,740	8,111	11,781	-3,670	3,320	91,390	-350	-0.4
Clackmannanshire	48,560	5,235	5,190	45	295	48,900	340	0.7
Dumfries & Galloway	148,520	14,128	18,377	-4,249	3,759	148,030	-490	-0.3
Dundee City	152,200	15,558	18,433	-2,875	-7,155	142,170	-10,030	-6.6
East Ayrshire	122,000	12,734	14,748	-2,014	-696	119,290	-2,710	-2.2
East Dunbartonshire	109,300	10,041	9,929	112	-3,952	105,460	-3,840	-3.5
East Lothian	86,990	9,980	10,413	-433	6,273	92,830	5,840	6.7
East Renfrewshire	87,410	9,473	8,522	951	929	89,290	1,880	2.2
Edinburgh, City of	444,910	47,132	47,177	-45	18,645	463,510	18,600	4.2
Eilean Siar	28,600	2,458	3,899	-1,441	-809	26,350	-2,250	-7.9
Falkirk	143,040	16,267	16,295	-28	6,668	149,680	6,640	4.6
Fife	347,430	37,147	38,894	-1,747	13,247	358,930	11,500	3.3
Glasgow City	598,840	68,582	77,829	-9,247	-8,903	580,690	-18,150	-3.0
Highland	208,650	22,159	23,817	-1,658	8,318	215,310	6,660	3.2
Inverclyde	87,060	8,899	11,250	-2,351	-3,169	81,540	-5,520	-6.3
Midlothian	78,960	9,066	8,415	651	-321	79,290	330	0.4
Moray	87,430	9,259	9,388	-129	-551	86,750	-680	-0.8
North Ayrshire	137,610	14,514	16,362	-1,848	-272	135,490	-2,120	-1.5
North Lanarkshire	322,300	38,899	34,993	3,906	-2,426	323,780	1,480	0.5
Orkney Islands	19,730	1,850	2,173	-323	363	19,770	40	0.2
Perth & Kinross	133,130	13,354	16,132	-2,778	9,838	140,190	7,060	5.3
Renfrewshire	176,390	19,339	20,523	-1,184	-5,616	169,590	-6,800	-3.9
Scottish Borders	105,860	10,671	13,342	-2,671	7,051	110,240	4,380	4.1
Shetland Islands	22,860	2,491	2,138	353	-1,333	21,880	-980	-4.3
South Ayrshire	113,540	10,450	14,573	-4,123	2,253	111,670	-1,870	-1.6
South Lanarkshire	304,760	32,944	33,808	-864	3,774	307,670	2,910	1.0
Stirling	83,060	8,906	9,103	-197	4,947	87,810	4,750	5.7
West Dunbartonshire	95,320	10,372	11,691	-1,319	-2,761	91,240	-4,080	-4.3
West Lothian	150,080	20,174	14,600	5,574	10,046	165,700	15,620	10.4
NHS Board areas
Ayrshire & Arran	373,150	37,698	45,683	-7,985	1,285	366,450	-6,700	-1.8
Borders	105,860	10,668	13,340	-2,672	7,059	110,247	4,387	4.1
Dumfries & Galloway	148,520	14,128	18,377	-4,249	3,759	148,030	-490	-0.3
Fife	347,430	37,147	38,894	-1,747	13,175	358,858	11,428	3.3
Forth Valley	274,660	30,404	30,625	-221	11,614	286,053	11,393	4.1
Grampian	532,770	55,407	52,443	2,964	-5,845	529,889	-2,881	-0.5
Greater Glasgow & Clyde ²	1,225,030	134,834	148,433	-13,599	-19,847	1,191,584	-33,446	-2.7
Highland ²	300,390	30,270	35,598	-5,328	11,639	306,701	6,311	2.1
Lanarkshire	556,350	63,733	60,121	3,612	-1,823	558,139	1,789	0.3
Lothian	760,940	86,347	80,607	5,740	34,630	801,310	40,370	5.3
Orkney	19,730	1,850	2,173	-323	363	19,770	40	0.2
Shetland	22,860	2,491	2,138	353	-1,333	21,880	-980	-4.3
Tayside	395,900	39,985	48,016	-8,031	3,770	391,639	-4,261	-1.1
Western Isles	28,600	2,458	3,899	-1,441	-809	26,350	-2,250	-7.9
Argyll & Clyde ³	428,590	44,207	51,734	-7,527	-7,560	413,503	-15,087	-3.5
Greater Glasgow & Clyde pt.	336,850	36,096	39,953	-3,857	-10,880	322,113	-14,737	-4.4
Highland pt.	91,740	8,111	11,781	-3,670	3,320	91,390	-350	-0.4
Greater Glasgow ³	888,180	98,738	108,480	-9,742	-8,967	869,471	-18,709	-2.1
Highland ³	208,650	22,159	23,817	-1,658	8,319	215,311	6,661	3.2

1 Includes movements to/from armed forces and an adjustment for a recurring unattributable population change based on the 2001 Census, which is assumed to be unmeasured migration. See the "Notes and Definitions" section for more information on unattributable population change. Also includes changes in the number of armed forces stationed in Scotland.
2 New NHS Board areas including parts of former Argyll & Clyde.
3 Former NHS Board areas (before dissolution of Argyll & Clyde on 1 April 2006).

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