Table 1 Population and vital events, Scotland, 1855 to 2006
Year |
Estimated |
Live births1 |
Stillbirths2 |
Infant deaths |
Deaths |
Marriages |
Divorces |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number |
Rate3 |
Number |
Rate4 |
Number |
Rate5 |
Number |
Rate3 |
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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 |
1981-856 |
5,151.9 |
66,422 |
12.9 |
389 |
5.8 |
695 |
10.5 |
63,723 |
12.4 |
35,756 |
11,941 |
1986-906 |
5,089.5 |
65,544 |
12.9 |
350 |
5.3 |
550 |
8.4 |
62,796 |
12.3 |
35,440 |
12,067 |
1991-956 |
5,093.5 |
63,571 |
12.5 |
382 |
6.0 |
418 |
6.6 |
61,171 |
12.0 |
32,866 |
12,548 |
1996-20006 |
5,077.5 |
56,856 |
11.2 |
327 |
5.7 |
316 |
5.6 |
59,478 |
11.7 |
29,965 |
11,984 |
2001 |
5,064.2 |
52,527 |
10.4 |
301 |
5.7 |
290 |
5.5 |
57,382 |
11.3 |
29,621 |
10,631 |
2002 |
5,054.8 |
51,270 |
10.1 |
278 |
5.4 |
270 |
5.3 |
58,103 |
11.5 |
29,826 |
10,826 |
2003 |
5,057.4 |
52,432 |
10.4 |
296 |
5.6 |
265 |
5.1 |
58,472 |
11.6 |
30,757 |
10,928 |
2004 |
5,078.4 |
53,957 |
10.6 |
317 |
5.8 |
266 |
4.9 |
56,187 |
11.1 |
32,154 |
11,227 |
2005 |
5,094.8 |
54,386 |
10.7 |
292 |
5.3 |
284 |
5.2 |
55,747 |
10.9 |
30,881 |
10,940 |
2006 |
5,116.9 |
55,690 |
10.9 |
296 |
5.3 |
248 |
4.5 |
55,093 |
10.8 |
29,898 |
13,014 |
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 Population and corresponding rates for 1982-2000 are based on
revised population estimates for 1982-2000 which were revised to
take account of the final Census-based population estimates for
2001.
Table 2 Estimated population, births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages, numbers and rates, by Council area, Scotland, 2006
Area |
Estimated |
Live births |
Stillbirths2 |
Infant deaths |
Deaths |
Marriages |
Civil |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number |
Rate1 |
Standardised Rate |
Number |
Rate2 |
Number |
Rate3 |
Number |
Rate1 |
Standardised |
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SCOTLAND |
5,116,900 |
55,690 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
296 |
5.3 |
248 |
4.5 |
55,093 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
29,898 |
1,047 |
|
Council areas |
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Aberdeen City |
206,880 |
2,200 |
10.6 |
9.5 |
15 |
6.8 |
19 |
8.6 |
2,089 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
952 |
36 |
|
Aberdeenshire |
236,260 |
2,589 |
11.0 |
12.8 |
13 |
5.0 |
7 |
2.7 |
2,192 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
1,148 |
25 |
|
Angus |
109,320 |
1,110 |
10.2 |
12.3 |
6 |
5.4 |
3 |
2.7 |
1,190 |
10.9 |
9.4 |
398 |
8 |
|
Argyll & Bute |
91,390 |
781 |
8.5 |
11.8 |
6 |
7.6 |
5 |
6.4 |
1,063 |
11.6 |
9.7 |
976 |
30 |
|
Clackmannanshire |
48,900 |
546 |
11.2 |
11.8 |
2 |
3.6 |
0 |
0.0 |
512 |
10.5 |
11.4 |
178 |
4 |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
148,030 |
1,471 |
9.9 |
12.7 |
3 |
2.0 |
7 |
4.8 |
1,838 |
12.4 |
10.2 |
5,490 |
47 |
|
Dundee City |
142,170 |
1,567 |
11.0 |
10.3 |
6 |
3.8 |
11 |
7.0 |
1,572 |
11.1 |
10.1 |
582 |
22 |
|
East Ayrshire |
119,290 |
1,316 |
11.0 |
11.8 |
7 |
5.3 |
7 |
5.3 |
1,356 |
11.4 |
11.3 |
329 |
8 |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
105,460 |
922 |
8.7 |
10.8 |
5 |
5.4 |
1 |
1.1 |
985 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
283 |
8 |
|
East Lothian |
92,830 |
1,056 |
11.4 |
13.5 |
6 |
5.6 |
6 |
5.7 |
1,017 |
11.0 |
10.0 |
384 |
21 |
|
East Renfrewshire |
89,290 |
858 |
9.6 |
11.8 |
8 |
9.2 |
4 |
4.7 |
840 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
434 |
8 |
|
Edinburgh, City of |
463,510 |
4,894 |
10.6 |
8.0 |
22 |
4.5 |
23 |
4.7 |
4,217 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
2,628 |
310 |
|
Eilean Siar |
26,350 |
274 |
10.4 |
13.2 |
1 |
3.6 |
3 |
10.9 |
340 |
12.9 |
10.4 |
98 |
0 |
|
Falkirk |
149,680 |
1,757 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
11 |
6.2 |
3 |
1.7 |
1,657 |
11.1 |
11.7 |
697 |
7 |
|
Fife |
358,930 |
3,999 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
24 |
6.0 |
22 |
5.5 |
3,759 |
10.5 |
10.1 |
1,839 |
50 |
|
Glasgow City |
580,690 |
6,617 |
11.4 |
9.1 |
41 |
6.2 |
23 |
3.5 |
6,999 |
12.1 |
13.5 |
2,279 |
226 |
|
Highland |
215,310 |
2,159 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
10 |
4.6 |
8 |
3.7 |
2,363 |
11.0 |
10.2 |
1,716 |
54 |
|
Inverclyde |
81,540 |
846 |
10.4 |
11.2 |
1 |
1.2 |
4 |
4.7 |
989 |
12.1 |
11.6 |
276 |
5 |
|
Midlothian |
79,290 |
887 |
11.2 |
12.2 |
4 |
4.5 |
7 |
7.9 |
848 |
10.7 |
11.1 |
566 |
7 |
|
Moray |
86,750 |
899 |
10.4 |
12.8 |
3 |
3.3 |
4 |
4.4 |
965 |
11.1 |
10.6 |
399 |
9 |
|
North Ayrshire |
135,490 |
1,501 |
11.1 |
12.0 |
9 |
6.0 |
10 |
6.7 |
1,579 |
11.7 |
11.2 |
708 |
19 |
|
North Lanarkshire |
323,780 |
4,001 |
12.4 |
11.9 |
27 |
6.7 |
24 |
6.0 |
3,421 |
10.6 |
12.3 |
1,153 |
19 |
|
Orkney Islands |
19,770 |
213 |
10.8 |
13.2 |
1 |
4.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
231 |
11.7 |
10.5 |
112 |
1 |
|
Perth & Kinross |
140,190 |
1,331 |
9.5 |
11.4 |
7 |
5.2 |
2 |
1.5 |
1,625 |
11.6 |
9.8 |
1,089 |
28 |
|
Renfrewshire |
169,590 |
1,838 |
10.8 |
11.1 |
11 |
5.9 |
3 |
1.6 |
1,972 |
11.6 |
12.1 |
523 |
6 |
|
Scottish Borders |
110,240 |
1,111 |
10.1 |
12.6 |
5 |
4.5 |
3 |
2.7 |
1,292 |
11.7 |
10.0 |
790 |
17 |
|
Shetland Islands |
21,880 |
268 |
12.2 |
13.8 |
2 |
7.4 |
3 |
11.2 |
203 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
95 |
0 |
|
South Ayrshire |
111,670 |
1,012 |
9.1 |
10.9 |
5 |
4.9 |
1 |
1.0 |
1,375 |
12.3 |
10.0 |
772 |
17 |
|
South Lanarkshire |
307,670 |
3,524 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
15 |
4.2 |
15 |
4.3 |
3,282 |
10.7 |
11.2 |
1,068 |
10 |
|
Stirling |
87,810 |
908 |
10.3 |
10.8 |
4 |
4.4 |
3 |
3.3 |
863 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
778 |
20 |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
91,240 |
1,044 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
5 |
4.8 |
5 |
4.8 |
1,091 |
12.0 |
12.2 |
505 |
7 |
|
West Lothian |
165,700 |
2,191 |
13.2 |
12.7 |
11 |
5.0 |
12 |
5.5 |
1,368 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
653 |
18 |
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
Estimated population (’000s) |
Live births per 1,000 population |
Stillbirths2 per 1,000 total births (live & still) |
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births |
Deaths per 1,000 population |
Marriages per 1,000 population |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country |
Year |
Population |
Year |
Rate |
Year |
Rate |
Year |
Rate |
Year |
Rate |
Year |
Rate |
Scotland |
2006 |
5,117 |
2006 |
10.9 |
2006 |
5.3 |
2006 |
4.5 |
2006 |
10.5 |
2006 |
5.8 |
European Union |
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Austria |
2006 |
8,266 |
2005 |
9.5 |
2005 |
3.7 |
2005 |
4.2 |
2005 |
9.1 |
2005 |
4.8 |
Belgium |
2006 |
10,511 |
2005 |
11.3 |
1997 |
4.7 |
1997 |
5.6 |
1997 |
10.2 |
2005 |
4.1 |
Bulgaria |
2006 |
7,719 |
2004 |
9.0 |
2004 |
7.8 |
2004 |
11.7 |
2004 |
14.2 |
2005 |
4.3 |
Cyprus |
2006 |
766 |
2005 |
10.9 |
… |
… |
2004 |
3.0 |
2004 |
7.1 |
2005 |
7.8 |
Czech Republic |
2006 |
10,251 |
2005 |
10.0 |
2005 |
2.8 |
2005 |
3.4 |
2005 |
10.6 |
2005 |
5.1 |
Denmark |
2006 |
5,428 |
2004 |
11.9 |
2004 |
5.1 |
2001 |
4.6 |
2001 |
10.8 |
2005 |
6.7 |
Estonia |
2006 |
1,345 |
2005 |
10.7 |
2005 |
6.1 |
2005 |
5.4 |
2005 |
12.9 |
2005 |
4.6 |
Finland |
2006 |
5,256 |
2005 |
11.0 |
2005 |
3.2 |
2005 |
3.1 |
2005 |
9.1 |
2005 |
5.6 |
France |
2006 |
62,886 |
2003 |
12.6 |
2001 |
4.8 |
2003 |
4.0 |
2003 |
9.2 |
2005 |
4.5 |
Germany |
2006 |
82,438 |
2004 |
8.6 |
2004 |
3.9 |
2004 |
4.1 |
2004 |
9.9 |
2005 |
4.7 |
Greece |
2006 |
11,125 |
2004 |
9.6 |
2003 |
4.5 |
2004 |
4.1 |
2004 |
9.5 |
2005 |
5.5 |
Hungary |
2006 |
10,077 |
2005 |
9.7 |
2005 |
5.2 |
2005 |
6.2 |
2005 |
13.5 |
2005 |
4.4 |
Irish Republic |
2006 |
4,209 |
2005 |
14.8 |
2003 |
5.6 |
2005 |
4.0 |
2005 |
6.6 |
2005 |
5.0 |
Italy |
2006 |
58,752 |
2005 |
9.5 |
2003 |
2.7 |
2001 |
4.6 |
2001 |
9.8 |
2005 |
4.3 |
Latvia |
2006 |
2,295 |
2005 |
9.4 |
2005 |
5.9 |
2005 |
7.8 |
2005 |
14.3 |
2005 |
5.5 |
Lithuania |
2006 |
3,403 |
2005 |
9.0 |
2005 |
5.0 |
2005 |
6.8 |
2005 |
12.8 |
2005 |
5.8 |
Luxembourg |
2006 |
460 |
2005 |
11.8 |
2005 |
3.9 |
2005 |
2.6 |
2005 |
7.9 |
2005 |
4.4 |
Malta |
2006 |
404 |
2005 |
9.6 |
2005 |
2.1 |
2005 |
6.0 |
2005 |
7.8 |
2005 |
5.9 |
Netherlands |
2006 |
16,334 |
2005 |
11.5 |
2004 |
4.1 |
2004 |
4.4 |
2004 |
8.4 |
2005 |
4.5 |
Poland |
2006 |
38,157 |
2004 |
9.3 |
2004 |
4.9 |
2004 |
6.8 |
2004 |
9.5 |
2005 |
5.4 |
Portugal |
2006 |
10,570 |
2005 |
10.4 |
2004 |
3.9 |
2004 |
3.9 |
2004 |
9.8 |
2005 |
4.6 |
Romania |
2006 |
21,610 |
2005 |
10.2 |
2004 |
6.0 |
2004 |
16.8 |
2004 |
12.0 |
2005 |
6.6 |
Slovakia |
2006 |
5,389 |
2005 |
10.1 |
2005 |
3.6 |
2005 |
7.2 |
2005 |
9.9 |
2005 |
4.9 |
Slovenia |
2006 |
2,003 |
2005 |
9.0 |
2005 |
6.1 |
2005 |
4.2 |
2005 |
9.4 |
2005 |
2.9 |
Spain |
2006 |
43,758 |
2004 |
10.7 |
1999 |
3.7 |
2004 |
4.0 |
2004 |
8.7 |
2005 |
4.8 |
Sweden |
2006 |
9,048 |
2005 |
11.2 |
2004 |
3.3 |
2002 |
3.3 |
2002 |
10.7 |
2005 |
4.9 |
United Kingdom1 |
2005 |
60,210 |
2005 |
12.0 |
2005 |
5.3 |
2005 |
5.1 |
2005 |
9.7 |
2005 |
… |
Other Europe |
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Croatia |
2006 |
4,443 |
2005 |
9.6 |
2005 |
4.4 |
2005 |
5.7 |
2005 |
11.7 |
2005 |
5.0 |
Macedonia |
2006 |
2,039 |
2005 |
11.0 |
2003 |
8.5 |
2003 |
11.3 |
2003 |
8.9 |
2005 |
7.1 |
Norway |
2006 |
4,640 |
2004 |
12.4 |
2004 |
3.7 |
2004 |
3.3 |
2004 |
9.0 |
2005 |
4.8 |
Switzerland |
2006 |
7,459 |
2005 |
9.8 |
2004 |
3.8 |
2004 |
4.2 |
2004 |
8.1 |
2005 |
5.4 |
Turkey |
2006 |
72,520 |
2005 |
18.9 |
… |
… |
2004 |
28.0 |
1998 |
6.3 |
2005 |
9.1 |
Sources: Eurostat, WHO/Europe and the Office for National
Statistics.
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.
… Figures not available.