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Scotland's Population 2012: The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends 158th Edition

Appendix 1 - Summary tables

Table 1: Population and vital events, Scotland, 1855 to 2012

Year Estimated population ('000s) Live births1 Stillbirths2 Infant deaths Deaths Marriages Civil Partnerships3
  Number Rate4 Number Rate5 Number Rate6 Number Rate4   Male Female
1855-60 3,018.4 102,462  34.1 ... ... 12,250  119.6  62,644  20.8  20,645  ... ...
1861-65 3,127.1 109,764  35.1 ... ... 13,166  119.9  69,265  22.1  22,013  ... ...
1866-70 3,275.6 114,394  34.9 ... ... 13,971  122.1  71,974  22.0  22,832  ... ...
1871-75 3,441.4 120,376  35.0 ... ... 15,314  127.2  77,988  22.7  25,754  ... ...
1876-80 3,628.7 126,086  34.8 ... ... 14,921  118.3  74,801  20.6  24,956  ... ...
1881-85 3,799.2 126,409  33.3 ... ... 14,864  117.6  74,396  19.6  26,176  ... ...
1886-90 3,943.9 123,977  31.4 ... ... 14,943  120.5  74,320  18.8  25,702  ... ...
1891-95 4,122.5 125,800  30.5 ... ... 15,895  126.4  78,350  19.0  27,962  ... ...
1896-1900 4,345.1 130,209  30.0 ... ... 16,857  129.5  78,021  17.9  31,771  ... ...
1901-05 4,535.7 132,399  29.2 ... ... 15,881  119.9  77,313  17.1  31,838  ... ...
1906-10 4,679.9 128,987  27.6 ... ... 14,501  112.4  75,534  16.1  31,811  ... ...
1911-15 4,748.3 120,654  25.4 ... ... 13,604  112.8  74,466  15.7  33,857  ... ...
1916-20 4,823.8 109,750  22.8 ... ... 10,869  99.0  72,365  15.0  37,437  ... ...
1921-25 4,879.6 112,245  23.0 ... ... 10,299  91.8  67,652  13.9  34,720  ... ...
1926-30 4,845.1 96,674  20.0 ... ... 8,260  85.4  66,017  13.6  32,605  ... ...
1931-35 4,905.1 89,306  18.2 ... ... 7,212  80.8  64,839  13.2  34,986  ... ...
1936-40 4,956.8 87,734  17.6 ... ... 6,650  75.8  67,166  13.5  42,941  ... ...
1941-45 4,711.9 91,593  19.4 3,393  35.7  6,202  67.7  66,302  13.8  43,772  ... ...
1946-50 5,054.3 101,222  20.0 3,047  29.2  4,789  47.3  63,854  12.6  43,206  ... ...
1951-55 5,103.6 91,366  17.9 2,390  25.5  3,009  32.9  61,838  12.1  41,718  ... ...
1956-60 5,145.2 98,663  19.2 2,307  22.9  2,755  27.9  61,965  12.0  41,671  ... ...
1961-65 5,201.0 102,642  19.7 2,000  19.1  2,568  25.0  63,309  12.2  40,235  ... ...
1966-70 5,204.3 93,033  17.9 1,415  15.0  1,970  21.2  62,797  12.1  42,832  ... ...
1971-75 5,234.7 75,541  14.4 939  12.3  1,421  18.8  63,808  12.2  41,404  ... ...
1976-80 5,213.9 65,758  12.6 529  8.0  900  13.7  64,343  12.3  37,801  ... ...
1981-85 5,151.9 66,422  12.9 389  5.8  695  10.5  63,723  12.4  35,756  ... ...
1986-90 5,089.5 65,544  12.9 350  5.3  550  8.4  62,796  12.3  35,440  ... ...
1991-95 5,093.5 63,571  12.5 382  6.0  418  6.6  61,171  12.0  32,866  ... ...
1996-2000 5,077.5 56,856  11.2 327  5.7  316  5.6  59,478  11.7  29,965  ... ...
2001-2005 5,069.9 52,914  10.4 297  5.6  275  5.2  57,178  11.3  30,648  ... ...
2006-2010 5,169.1  58,270  11.3 311  5.3  245  4.2  54,920  10.6  28,934  316  329 
1991 5,083.3 67,024  13.1 369  5.5  473  7.1  61,041  12.0  33,762  ... ...
1992 5,085.6 65,789  12.9 356  5.4  449  6.8  60,937  11.9  35,057  ... ...
1993 5,092.5 63,337  12.4 409  6.4  412  6.5  64,049  12.5  33,366  ... ...
1994 5,102.2 61,656  12.0 381  6.1  382  6.2  59,328  11.6  31,480  ... ...
1995 5,103.7 60,051  11.7 397  6.6  375  6.2  60,500  11.8  30,663  ... ...
1996 5,092.2 59,296  11.6 381  6.4  365  6.2  60,654  11.8  30,242  ... ...
1997 5,083.3 59,440  11.6 319  5.3  316  5.3  59,494  11.6  29,611  ... ...
1998 5,077.1 57,319  11.2 351  6.1  320  5.6  59,164  11.6  29,668  ... ...
1999 5,072.0 55,147  10.8 286  5.2  276  5.0  60,281  11.8  29,940  ... ...
2000 5,062.9 53,076  10.4 298  5.6  305  5.7  57,799  11.3  30,367  ... ...
2001 5,064.2 52,527  10.4 301  5.7  290  5.5  57,382  11.3  29,621  ... ...
2002 5,054.8 51,270  10.1 278  5.4  270  5.3  58,103  11.5  29,826  ... ...
2003 5,057.4 52,432  10.4 296  5.6  265  5.1  58,472  11.6  30,757  ... ...
2004 5,078.4 53,957  10.6 317  5.8  266  4.9  56,187  11.1  32,154  ... ...
2005 5,094.8 54,386  10.7 292  5.3  284  5.2  55,747  10.9  30,881  53  31
2006 5,116.9 55,690  10.9 296  5.3  248  4.5  55,093  10.8  29,898  580  467
2007 5,144.2 57,781  11.2 327  5.6  272  4.7  55,986  10.9  29,866  339  349
2008 5,168.5 60,041  11.6 325  5.4  253  4.2  55,700  10.8  28,903  245  280
2009 5,194.0 59,046  11.4 317  5.3  235  4.0  53,856  10.4  27,524  219  279
2010 5,222.1 58,791  11.3 291  4.9  218  3.7  53,967  10.3  28,480  197  268
2011 5,254.8 58,590  11.1 299  5.1  238  4.1  53,661  10.2  29,135  227  327
2011R 5,299.9 58,590  11.1 299  5.1  238  4.1  53,661  10.1  29,135  227  327
2012 5,313.6 58,027  10.9 274  4.7  217  3.7  54,937  10.3  30,534  257  317

1) Live births only, prior to 1939.
2) Refer to Notes, definitions and quality of statistics.
3) The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into effect in December 2005.
4) Rate per 1,000 population.
5) Rate per 1,000 live and still births.
6) Rate per 1,000 live births.
There are two sets of figures for 2011: the first using the original 2011 population estimates, the second using the rebased estimates.

Table 2: Estimated population, births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, numbers and rates, by Council area, Scotland, 2012

Area Estimated Population at 30 Jun Live births Stillbirths Infant deaths Deaths Marriages Civil Partner-ships
Number Rate1 Standard-ised Rate Number Rate2 Number Rate3 Number Rate1 Standard-ised Rate
SCOTLAND 5,313,600 58,027 10.9 10.9 274 4.7 217 3.7 54,937 10.3 10.3 30,534 574
Council areas
Aberdeen City   224,970 2,688 11.9 9.4 13 4.8 12 4.5 2,078 9.2 10.3 904 19
Aberdeenshire  255,540 2,867 11.2 12.7 18 6.2 8 2.8 2,235 8.7 9.0 1,302 9
Angus  116,210 1,156 9.9 11.9 2 1.7 6 5.2 1,308 11.3 9.5 471 5
Argyll & Bute  86,900 765 8.8 12.1 4 5.2 2 2.6 1,093 12.6 9.9 1,068 11
Clackmannanshire 51,280 627 12.2 13.6 5 7.9 2 3.2 506 9.9 10.7 178 3
Dumfries & Galloway  150,830 1,390 9.2 11.8 5 3.6 5 3.6 1,829 12.1 9.6 5,249 73
Dundee City  147,800 1,718 11.6 10.0 4 2.3 7 4.1 1,687 11.4 11.3 554 18
East Ayrshire  122,720 1,358 11.1 12.1 7 5.1 7 5.2 1,307 10.7 10.6 452 5
East Dunbartonshire  105,880 894 8.4 11.2 2 2.2 2 2.2 973 9.2 8.0 225 3
East Lothian  100,850 1,079 10.7 12.3 3 2.8 4 3.7 1,037 10.3 9.6 528 7
East Renfrewshire  91,030 881 9.7 12.4 7 7.9 4 4.5 863 9.5 8.6 324 4
Edinburgh, City of 482,640 5,606 11.6 8.8 25 4.4 25 4.5 4,265 8.8 9.6 2,945 139
Eilean Siar 27,560 237 8.6 11.4 - - 2 8.4 390 14.2 11.1 117 0
Falkirk  156,800 1,806 11.5 12.0 6 3.3 8 4.4 1,576 10.1 10.6 798 7
Fife  366,220 4,019 11.0 11.7 24 5.9 31 7.7 3,832 10.5 10.1 1,641 29
Glasgow City 595,080 7,543 12.7 9.8 34 4.5 23 3.0 6,499 10.9 13.0 2,795 102
Highland  232,910 2,380 10.2 12.0 16 6.7 8 3.4 2,238 9.6 8.8 1,688 19
Inverclyde  80,680 766 9.5 10.5 3 3.9 - - 956 11.8 11.0 224 2
Midlothian  84,240 1,060 12.6 13.8 8 7.5 4 3.8 823 9.8 10.1 389 4
Moray  92,910 915 9.8 11.5 2 2.2 5 5.5 995 10.7 9.9 367 2
North Ayrshire  137,560 1,346 9.8 11.2 10 7.4 4 3.0 1,538 11.2 10.4 718 9
North Lanarkshire  337,870 3,740 11.1 11.0 14 3.7 18 4.8 3,369 10.0 11.7 983 11
Orkney Islands  21,530 201 9.3 11.3 2 9.9 1 5.0 216 10.0 8.8 114 1
Perth & Kinross  147,740 1,277 8.6 10.4 5 3.9 1 0.8 1,629 11.0 9.1 1,041 13
Renfrewshire  174,310 1,960 11.2 11.9 6 3.1 8 4.1 1,934 11.1 11.2 631 7
Scottish Borders  113,710 1,140 10.0 13.3 6 5.2 3 2.6 1,282 11.3 9.2 688 13
Shetland Islands  23,210 276 11.9 13.6 - - - - 203 8.7 9.0 101 1
South Ayrshire  112,910 997 8.8 10.8 5 5.0 4 4.0 1,386 12.3 9.7 901 14
South Lanarkshire  314,360 3,375 10.7 11.5 14 4.1 3 0.9 3,439 10.9 11.1 1,152 16
Stirling  91,020 821 9.0 9.4 2 2.4 3 3.7 879 9.7 9.6 708 12
West Dunbartonshire   90,340 1,054 11.7 12.0 8 7.5 2 1.9 1,106 12.2 12.6 394 4
West Lothian  175,990 2,085 11.8 12.0 14 6.7 5 2.4 1,466 8.3 10.6 884 12

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 population 2012 ('000s) Live births Stillbirths1 Infant deaths Deaths Marriages
Year Rate2 Year Rate3 Year Rate4 Year Rate2 Year Rate2
Scotland 5,314 2012 10.9 2012 4.7 2012 3.7 2012 10.3 2012 5.7
European Union (EU)
  Austria 8,443 2012 9.3 2011 3.7 2012 3.2 2012 9.4 2012 4.6
  Belgium 11,095 2012 11.4 2008 4.5 2012 3.3 2012 9.3 2012 3.6
  Bulgaria 7,327 2012 9.5 2011 7.8 2012 7.8 2012 15.0 2012 2.9
  Cyprus 862 2011 11.3 2007 3.1 2011 3.1 2011 6.5 2011 7.3
  Czech Republic 10,505 2012 10.3 2011 2.8 2012 2.6 2012 10.3 2012 4.3
  Denmark 5,574 2012 10.4 2010 4.2 2012 3.4 2012 9.4 2012 5.1
  Estonia 1,294 2012 10.9 2011 3.9 2012 3.6 2012 12.0 2012 4.6
  Finland 5,401 2012 11.0 2011 1.9 2012 2.4 2012 9.6 2012 5.3
  France 65,328 2012 12.6 2010 10.4 2012 3.5 2012 8.7 2012 3.7
  Germany 81,844 2012 8.2 2011 3.6 2012 3.4 2012 10.5 2012 4.7
  Greece 11,290 2011 9.4 2011 3.2 2011 3.4 2011 9.8 2011 4.9
  Hungary 9,932 2012 9.1 2011 4.4 2012 4.9 2012 13.1 2012 3.6
  Irish Republic 4,583 2012 15.7 2008 3.9 2011 3.5 2012 6.3 2011 4.3
  Italy 59,394 2011 9.0 2011 2.6 2011 3.2 2011 9.8 2011 3.4
  Latvia 2,042 2012 9.8 2011 6.5 2012 6.3 2012 14.3 2012 5.5
  Lithuania 3,004 2012 10.2 2011 4.3 2012 3.9 2012 13.7 2012 6.9
  Luxembourg 525 2012 11.3 2011 3.9 2012 2.5 2012 7.3 2012 3.4
  Malta 418 2012 9.8 2011 4.2 2011 6.3 2012 8.1 2011 6.1
  Netherlands 16,730 2012 10.5 2011 3.4 2011 3.6 2012 8.4 2012 4.7
  Poland 38,538 2012 10.0 2011 3.0 2012 4.6 2012 10.0 2012 5.3
  Portugal 10,542 2012 8.5 2011 2.3 2012 3.4 2012 10.2 2011 3.4
  Romania 21,356 2012 9.4 2011 4.1 2012 9.0 2012 12.0 2012 5.1
  Slovakia 5,404 2012 10.3 2011 3.1 2012 5.8 2012 9.7 2012 4.8
  Slovenia 2,055 2012 10.6 2011 2.7 2012 1.6 2012 9.3 2012 3.4
  Spain 46,196 2012 9.9 2011 3.2 2012 3.5 2012 8.9 2012 3.5
  Sweden 9,483 2012 11.9 2011 3.8 2012 2.6 2012 9.7 2012 5.3
  United Kingdom 63,705 2012 12.8 2012 4.8 2012 4.1 2012 8.9 2011 4.5
Other Europe
  Croatia 5 4,398 2011 9.4 2011 3.5 2011 4.7 2011 11.6 2011 4.6
  Macedonia 2,060 2012 11.4 2011 8.8 2012 9.8 2012 9.8 2012 6.8
  Norway 4,986 2012 12.0 2011 3.3 2012 2.5 2012 8.4 2012 4.9
  Switzerland 7,955 2012 10.3 2011 4.3 2012 3.6 2012 8.0 2012 5.3
  Turkey 74,724 2012 17.0 2010 8.8 2012 11.6 2012 5.0 2012 8.0

1) The definition of a stillbirth varies from country to country and over time. The position in the UK is described in Appendix 2 - Notes, definitions and quality of statistics.
2) Rate per 1,000 population.
3) Rate per 1,000 live and still births.
4) Rate per 1,000 live births.
5) Croatia joined the EU on 1st July 2013, so will be included under 'European Union' in the next edition of this publication.
Sources: Eurostat, Office for National Statistics, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

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