Table 1 Population and vital events, Scotland, 1855 to 2008
Year |
Estimated population |
Live births1 |
Stillbirths2 |
Infant deaths |
Deaths |
Marriages |
Divorces |
Civil Partnerships6 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number |
Rate3 |
Number |
Rate4 |
Number |
Rate5 |
Number |
Rate3 |
Male |
Female |
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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 |
11,937 |
... |
... |
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 |
11,983 |
... |
... |
1991 |
5083.3 |
67,024 |
13.1 |
369 |
5.5 |
473 |
7.1 |
61,041 |
12.0 |
33,762 |
12,400 |
... |
... |
1992 |
5085.6 |
65,789 |
12.9 |
356 |
5.4 |
449 |
6.8 |
60,937 |
11.9 |
35,057 |
12,487 |
... |
... |
1993 |
5092.5 |
63,337 |
12.4 |
409 |
6.4 |
412 |
6.5 |
64,049 |
12.5 |
33,366 |
13,292 |
... |
... |
1994 |
5102.2 |
61,656 |
12.0 |
381 |
6.1 |
382 |
6.2 |
59,328 |
11.6 |
31,480 |
12,601 |
... |
... |
1995 |
5103.7 |
60,051 |
11.7 |
397 |
6.6 |
375 |
6.2 |
60,500 |
11.8 |
30,663 |
12,292 |
... |
... |
1996 |
5092.2 |
59,296 |
11.6 |
381 |
6.4 |
365 |
6.2 |
60,654 |
11.8 |
30,242 |
12,313 |
... |
... |
1997 |
5083.3 |
59,440 |
11.6 |
319 |
5.3 |
316 |
5.3 |
59,494 |
11.6 |
29,611 |
12,241 |
... |
... |
1998 |
5077.1 |
57,319 |
11.2 |
351 |
6.1 |
320 |
5.6 |
59,164 |
11.6 |
29,668 |
12,354 |
... |
... |
1999 |
5072.0 |
55,147 |
10.8 |
286 |
5.2 |
276 |
5.0 |
60,281 |
11.8 |
29,940 |
11,872 |
... |
... |
2000 |
5062.9 |
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 |
10,859 |
... |
... |
2003 |
5,057.4 |
52,432 |
10.4 |
296 |
5.6 |
265 |
5.1 |
58,472 |
11.6 |
30,757 |
10,863 |
... |
... |
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 |
10,911 |
53 |
31 |
2006 |
5,116.9 |
55,690 |
10.9 |
296 |
5.3 |
248 |
4.5 |
55,093 |
10.8 |
29,898 |
13,075 |
580 |
467 |
2007 |
5,144.2 |
57,781 |
11.2 |
327 |
5.6 |
272 |
4.7 |
55,986 |
10.9 |
29,866 |
12,810 |
339 |
349 |
2008 |
5,168.5 |
60,041 |
11.6 |
325 |
5.4 |
253 |
4.2 |
55,700 |
10.8 |
28,903 |
11,474 |
245 |
280 |
1 Live births only, prior to 1939.
2 See Notes and Definitions
3 Rate per 1,000 population.
4 Rate per 1,000 live and still births.
5 Rate per 1,000 live births.
6 The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into effect in December 2005.
Table 2 Estimated population, births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, numbers and rates, by Council area, Scotland, 2008
Area |
Estimated |
Live births |
Stillbirths |
Infant deaths |
Deaths |
Marriages |
Civil Partnerships |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
population at 30 Jun |
Number |
Rate1 |
Standardised Rate |
Number |
Rate2 |
Number |
Rate3 |
Number |
Rate1 |
Standardised Rate |
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SCOTLAND |
5,168,500 |
60,041 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
325 |
5.4 |
253 |
4.2 |
55,700 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
28,903 |
525 |
Council areas |
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Aberdeen City |
210,400 |
2,596 |
12.3 |
10.7 |
9 |
3.5 |
8 |
3.1 |
2,135 |
10.1 |
10.7 |
811 |
11 |
Aberdeenshire |
241,460 |
2,771 |
11.5 |
13.4 |
14 |
5.0 |
7 |
2.5 |
2,257 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
1,205 |
9 |
Angus |
110,310 |
1,194 |
10.8 |
13.4 |
8 |
6.7 |
3 |
2.5 |
1,280 |
11.6 |
9.9 |
447 |
7 |
Argyll & Bute |
90,500 |
807 |
8.9 |
12.6 |
4 |
4.9 |
2 |
2.5 |
1,144 |
12.6 |
10.4 |
912 |
11 |
Clackmannanshire |
50,480 |
644 |
12.8 |
13.7 |
2 |
3.1 |
3 |
4.7 |
515 |
10.2 |
11.2 |
176 |
5 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
148,580 |
1,430 |
9.6 |
12.5 |
7 |
4.9 |
6 |
4.2 |
1,773 |
11.9 |
9.6 |
5,261 |
65 |
Dundee City |
142,470 |
1,801 |
12.6 |
11.5 |
15 |
8.3 |
6 |
3.3 |
1,744 |
12.2 |
11.1 |
465 |
11 |
East Ayrshire |
119,920 |
1,371 |
11.4 |
12.3 |
7 |
5.1 |
8 |
5.8 |
1,389 |
11.6 |
11.5 |
364 |
3 |
East Dunbartonshire |
104,720 |
970 |
9.3 |
11.7 |
6 |
6.1 |
4 |
4.1 |
980 |
9.4 |
8.8 |
275 |
6 |
East Lothian |
96,100 |
1,182 |
12.3 |
14.4 |
7 |
5.9 |
4 |
3.4 |
1,014 |
10.6 |
9.9 |
465 |
7 |
East Renfrewshire |
89,220 |
868 |
9.7 |
12.2 |
4 |
4.6 |
3 |
3.5 |
885 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
397 |
6 |
Edinburgh, City of |
471,650 |
5,440 |
11.5 |
8.5 |
26 |
4.8 |
27 |
5.0 |
4,291 |
9.1 |
9.6 |
2,598 |
134 |
Eilean Siar |
26,200 |
256 |
9.8 |
12.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
346 |
13.2 |
10.4 |
109 |
0 |
Falkirk |
151,570 |
1,949 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
10 |
5.1 |
8 |
4.1 |
1,623 |
10.7 |
11.3 |
783 |
14 |
Fife |
361,890 |
4,350 |
12.0 |
12.6 |
30 |
6.9 |
26 |
6.0 |
3,916 |
10.8 |
10.4 |
1,693 |
18 |
Glasgow City |
584,240 |
7,371 |
12.6 |
9.9 |
46 |
6.2 |
41 |
5.6 |
6,907 |
11.8 |
13.6 |
2,294 |
119 |
Highland |
219,400 |
2,482 |
11.3 |
13.6 |
10 |
4.0 |
6 |
2.4 |
2,314 |
10.5 |
9.7 |
1,644 |
14 |
Inverclyde |
80,780 |
860 |
10.6 |
11.6 |
6 |
6.9 |
5 |
5.8 |
995 |
12.3 |
11.7 |
273 |
1 |
Midlothian |
80,560 |
938 |
11.6 |
12.6 |
3 |
3.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
793 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
510 |
4 |
Moray |
87,770 |
956 |
10.9 |
13.8 |
8 |
8.3 |
2 |
2.1 |
925 |
10.5 |
9.9 |
396 |
5 |
North Ayrshire |
135,920 |
1,481 |
10.9 |
12.0 |
5 |
3.4 |
9 |
6.1 |
1,628 |
12.0 |
11.5 |
661 |
7 |
North Lanarkshire |
325,520 |
4,182 |
12.8 |
12.5 |
20 |
4.8 |
13 |
3.1 |
3,434 |
10.5 |
12.3 |
1,008 |
4 |
Orkney Islands |
19,890 |
214 |
10.8 |
13.5 |
3 |
13.8 |
0 |
0.0 |
225 |
11.3 |
10.2 |
121 |
2 |
Perth & Kinross |
144,180 |
1,443 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
10 |
6.9 |
4 |
2.8 |
1,547 |
10.7 |
9.1 |
1,062 |
13 |
Renfrewshire |
169,800 |
2,012 |
11.8 |
12.2 |
9 |
4.5 |
15 |
7.5 |
1,982 |
11.7 |
12.0 |
470 |
2 |
Scottish Borders |
112,430 |
1,138 |
10.1 |
12.9 |
8 |
7.0 |
2 |
1.8 |
1,265 |
11.3 |
9.7 |
740 |
11 |
Shetland Islands |
21,980 |
278 |
12.6 |
14.6 |
0 |
0.0 |
7 |
25.2 |
211 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
97 |
1 |
South Ayrshire |
111,670 |
1,067 |
9.6 |
11.7 |
5 |
4.7 |
5 |
4.7 |
1,384 |
12.4 |
10.0 |
758 |
7 |
South Lanarkshire |
310,090 |
3,689 |
11.9 |
12.4 |
17 |
4.6 |
9 |
2.4 |
3,382 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
1,211 |
10 |
Stirling |
88,350 |
862 |
9.8 |
10.3 |
6 |
6.9 |
4 |
4.6 |
817 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
680 |
8 |
West Dunbartonshire |
90,940 |
1,104 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
8 |
7.2 |
6 |
5.4 |
1,150 |
12.6 |
13.0 |
430 |
4 |
West Lothian |
169,510 |
2,335 |
13.8 |
13.6 |
12 |
5.1 |
10 |
4.3 |
1,449 |
8.5 |
11.1 |
587 |
6 |
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 |
Live births |
Stillbirths2 |
Infant |
Deaths |
Marriages |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year |
Rate |
Year |
Rate |
Year |
Rate |
Year |
Rate |
Year |
Rate |
||
Scotland |
5,168 |
2007 |
11.2 |
2007 |
5.6 |
2007 |
4.7 |
2007 |
10.9 |
2007 |
5.8 |
European Union |
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Austria |
8,332 |
2007 |
9.2 |
2007 |
3.8 |
2007 |
3.7 |
2007 |
9.0 |
2007 |
4.3 |
Belgium |
10,667 |
2005 |
11.3 |
1997 |
4.7 |
2007 |
4.0 |
1999 |
10.2 |
2006 |
4.4 |
Bulgaria |
7,640 |
2004 |
9.0 |
2007 |
7.5 |
2007 |
9.2 |
2004 |
14.2 |
2007 |
3.9 |
Cyprus |
789 |
2006 |
11.3 |
… |
… |
2007 |
3.7 |
2006 |
6.6 |
2007 |
7.5 |
Czech Republic |
10,381 |
2007 |
11.1 |
2007 |
2.7 |
2007 |
3.1 |
2007 |
10.1 |
2007 |
5.5 |
Denmark |
5,476 |
2006 |
12.1 |
2007 |
5.1 |
2007 |
4.0 |
2006 |
10.2 |
2007 |
6.7 |
Estonia |
1,341 |
2005 |
10.7 |
2007 |
4.1 |
2007 |
5.0 |
2005 |
12.9 |
2007 |
5.2 |
Finland |
5,300 |
2007 |
11.1 |
2007 |
3.2 |
2007 |
2.7 |
2007 |
9.3 |
2007 |
5.6 |
France |
63,753 |
2006 |
13.0 |
2001 |
4.8 |
2006 |
3.8 |
2006 |
8.4 |
2007 |
4.2 |
Germany |
82,218 |
2006 |
8.2 |
2006 |
3.6 |
2007 |
3.9 |
2006 |
10.0 |
2007 |
4.5 |
Greece |
11,214 |
2007 |
10.0 |
2007 |
3.9 |
2007 |
3.5 |
2007 |
9.8 |
2007 |
5.2 |
Hungary |
10,045 |
2005 |
9.7 |
2007 |
4.9 |
2007 |
5.9 |
2005 |
13.5 |
2007 |
4.1 |
Irish Republic |
4,401 |
2006 |
15.1 |
2005 |
4.1 |
2007 |
3.1 |
2006 |
6.5 |
2006 |
5.1 |
Italy |
59,619 |
2006 |
9.5 |
2005 |
2.6 |
2007 |
3.7 |
2006 |
9.5 |
2007 |
4.2 |
Latvia |
2,271 |
2007 |
10.2 |
2007 |
5.2 |
2007 |
8.7 |
2007 |
14.5 |
2007 |
6.8 |
Lithuania |
3,366 |
2007 |
9.6 |
2007 |
5.0 |
2007 |
5.9 |
2007 |
13.5 |
2007 |
6.8 |
Luxembourg |
484 |
2005 |
11.8 |
2006 |
2.9 |
2007 |
1.8 |
2005 |
7.9 |
2007 |
4.1 |
Malta |
410 |
2007 |
9.5 |
2007 |
3.1 |
2007 |
6.5 |
2007 |
7.6 |
2007 |
6.1 |
Netherlands |
16,405 |
2007 |
11.1 |
2007 |
3.3 |
2007 |
4.1 |
2007 |
8.1 |
2007 |
4.5 |
Poland |
38,116 |
2006 |
9.8 |
2006 |
4.8 |
2007 |
6.0 |
2006 |
9.7 |
2007 |
6.5 |
Portugal |
10,618 |
2005 |
10.4 |
2007 |
3.7 |
2007 |
3.4 |
2004 |
9.7 |
2007 |
4.4 |
Romania |
21,529 |
2007 |
10.0 |
2006 |
5.2 |
2007 |
12.0 |
2007 |
11.7 |
2007 |
8.8 |
Slovakia |
5,401 |
2005 |
10.1 |
2007 |
3.8 |
2007 |
6.1 |
2005 |
9.9 |
2007 |
5.1 |
Slovenia |
2,026 |
2007 |
9.8 |
2007 |
5.1 |
2007 |
2.8 |
2007 |
9.2 |
2007 |
3.2 |
Spain |
45,283 |
2005 |
10.8 |
2005 |
3.1 |
2007 |
3.7 |
2005 |
8.9 |
2006 |
4.6 |
Sweden |
9,183 |
2006 |
11.7 |
2007 |
3.0 |
2007 |
2.5 |
2006 |
10.0 |
2007 |
5.2 |
United Kingdom1 |
61,186 |
2007 |
12.7 |
2007 |
5.2 |
2007 |
4.8 |
2007 |
9.4 |
2006 |
4.5 |
Other Europe |
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Croatia |
4,436 |
2006 |
9.3 |
2006 |
4.4 |
2007 |
5.6 |
2006 |
11.3 |
2006 |
5.0 |
Macedonia |
2,045 |
2005 |
11.0 |
2007 |
9.4 |
2007 |
10.3 |
2003 |
8.9 |
2007 |
7.6 |
Norway |
4,737 |
2006 |
12.6 |
2006 |
4.0 |
2007 |
3.1 |
2006 |
8.8 |
2007 |
5.0 |
Switzerland |
7,593 |
2006 |
9.8 |
2006 |
4.6 |
2007 |
3.9 |
2006 |
8.0 |
2007 |
5.3 |
Turkey |
70,586 |
2005 |
18.9 |
2007 |
5.3 |
2007 |
21.7 |
1998 |
6.3 |
2006 |
8.9 |
Sources: Eurostat, WHO/Europe
1 Excludes Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
2 The definition of a stillbirth varies from country to country and over time. The position in the UK is described in the Notes and Definitions.