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Scotland's Population 2006: The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends: 152nd Edition

Appendix 1 – Summary Tables

Table 1 Population and vital events, Scotland, 1855 to 2006

Year

Estimated
population
(’000s)

Live births1

Stillbirths2

Infant deaths

Deaths

Marriages

Divorces

Number

Rate3

Number

Rate4

Number

Rate5

Number

Rate3

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
population
at 30 June

Live births

Stillbirths2

Infant deaths

Deaths

Marriages

Civil
Partnerships

Number

Rate1

Standardised Rate

Number

Rate2

Number

Rate3

Number

Rate1

Standardised
Rate

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

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

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

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

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.

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