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11,023 births and 15,932 deaths were registered in Scotland between 1 January and 31 March 2020, according to provisional figures released today by National Records of Scotland (NRS).
As at 7 June, 4,000 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.
As at 31st May, 3,911 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.
As at 24th May, 3,779 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.
National Records of Scotland (NRS) published figures today which show that in 2019, 388,000 non-British nationals or 502,000 non-UK born people lived in Scotland.
As at 17th May, 3,546 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.
As at 10th May, 3,213 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.
As at 3rd May, 2,795 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned in the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.
As of 30th June 2019, Scotland’s population was 5.46 million, according to statistics published today by National Records of Scotland.
As at 26th April, 2,272 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned in the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.
The number of people registered to vote in parliamentary and local elections in Scotland increased in 2019, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland. This follows a slight decrease in the previous year.
As at 19th April, 1,616 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned in the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.
As at 12th April, 962 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned in the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.
As at 5th April, 354 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned in the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today. The first mention of COVID-19 in a death registration was the week beginning 16th March 2020.
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According to statistics published today by the National Records of Scotland (NRS), over half of council areas (18 out of 32 councils) are expected to see population growth, with the remainder (14 councils) projected to face depopulation over the 10 years between mid-2018 and mid-2028.
In line with advice from the UK and Scottish Government and to delay the spread of Coronavirus we have taken the decision to close the Scotlands People and Historical and Legal search rooms in Edinburgh until further notice. ScotlandsPeople will continue to be available online.
The full list of baby names for 2019 was published today by National Records of Scotland (NRS), with Jack and Olivia retaining their titles as the most popular baby names in Scotland.
Following advice from the UK and Scottish Government to help delay the spread of Covid-19/Coronavirus we have taken the decision, in consultation with the National Museum of Scotland, to postpone the exhibition of the Declaration of Arbroath later this month.
National Records of Scotland (NRS) and National Museums Scotland have announced a programme of public events to mark the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath in 2020.
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