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Projected Population of Scotland (2008-based)

Table 7 Principal and selected variant projections (2008-based), Scotland: 2008-2078

('000s)

2008 (base)

2013

2018

2023

2028

2033

Longer-term projections

2038

2048

2058

2068

2078

Principal projection

5,169

5,271

5,360

5,442

5,505

5,544

5,564

5,572

5,547

5,521

5,518

High Migration

5,169

5,311

5,449

5,585

5,704

5,800

5,877

6,005

6,105

6,201

6,315

High Fertility

5,169

5,290

5,413

5,530

5,627

5,701

5,760

5,874

5,975

6,082

6,232

High Life expectancy

5,169

5,276

5,371

5,463

5,541

5,602

5,651

5,730

5,783

5,828

5,894

High population

5,169

5,335

5,515

5,697

5,866

6,021

6,171

6,487

6,805

7,130

7,499

Low Migration

5,169

5,231

5,270

5,299

5,307

5,289

5,251

5,139

4,990

4,842

4,721

Low Fertility

5,169

5,253

5,309

5,358

5,389

5,394

5,376

5,288

5,154

5,015

4,885

Low Life expectancy

5,169

5,266

5,349

5,421

5,469

5,485

5,475

5,408

5,305

5,210

5,131

Low population

5,169

5,208

5,209

5,197

5,158

5,087

4,984

4,711

4,392

4,084

3,795

Natural change only

5,169

5,189

5,205

5,207

5,183

5,133

5,061

4,873

4,641

4,404

4,191

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