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Scotland's Population 2003: The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends

APPENDIX 1 – SUMMARY TABLES

Table 1 Population and vital events, Scotland, 1855-2003

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

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, 2003

Area

Estimated
population
at 30 June

Live births

Stillbirths

Infant deaths

Deaths

Marriages

Number

Rate1

Standardised
rate4

Number

Rate2

Number

Rate3

Number

Rate1

Standardised
rate5

SCOTLAND

5,057,400

52,432

10.4

10.4

296

5.6

265

5.1

58,472

11.6

11.6

30,757

Council areas

Aberdeen City

206,000

2,003

9.7

8.6

9

4.5

12

6.0

2,176

10.5

10.8

967

Aberdeenshire

229,330

2,368

10.3

11.7

10

4.2

10

4.2

2,135

9.3

9.7

1,063

Angus

107,520

1,089

10.1

11.9

5

4.6

5

4.6

1,328

12.4

10.6

373

Argyll & Bute

91,300

732

8.0

10.6

5

6.8

1

1.4

1,149

12.6

10.6

785

Clackmannanshire

47,680

468

9.8

10.5

4

8.5

4

8.5

495

10.4

11.2

151

Dumfries & Galloway

147,210

1,307

8.9

11.0

7

5.3

5

3.8

1,912

13.0

10.7

6,024

Dundee City

143,090

1,548

10.8

10.3

8

5.1

10

6.5

1,878

13.1

12.0

584

East Ayrshire

119,530

1,236

10.3

10.9

6

4.8

5

4.0

1,539

12.9

12.9

317

East Dunbartonshire

106,970

948

8.9

10.5

8

8.4

4

4.2

1,004

9.4

9.4

326

East Lothian

91,090

953

10.5

11.8

8

8.3

3

3.1

1,086

11.9

10.9

492

East Renfrewshire

89,680

883

9.8

11.6

7

7.9

4

4.5

947

10.6

10.4

485

Edinburgh, of City

448,370

4,577

10.2

8.2

21

4.6

25

5.5

4,582

10.2

10.3

2,712

Eilean Siar

26,100

255

9.8

12.5

1

3.9

-

-

411

15.7

12.4

98

Falkirk

145,920

1,595

10.9

10.8

10

6.2

8

5.0

1,655

11.3

11.9

641

Fife

352,040

3,642

10.3

10.8

23

6.3

16

4.4

3,927

11.2

10.8

1,873

Glasgow City

577,090

6,573

11.4

9.3

42

6.3

34

5.2

7,698

13.3

14.4

2,663

Highland

209,080

2,085

10.0

11.8

6

2.9

4

1.9

2,407

11.5

10.8

1,643

Inverclyde

83,050

830

10.0

10.6

9

10.7

8

9.6

1,111

13.4

13.0

288

Midlothian

79,710

847

10.6

11.3

4

4.7

1

1.2

819

10.3

11.0

651

Moray

87,460

824

9.4

10.9

5

6.0

5

6.1

956

10.9

10.8

467

North Ayrshire

136,030

1,382

10.2

10.8

6

4.3

9

6.5

1,636

12.0

11.7

646

North Lanarkhire

321,820

3,771

11.7

11.2

30

7.9

33

8.8

3,569

11.1

13.1

1,159

Orkney Islands

19,310

171

8.9

10.9

1

5.8

1

5.8

206

10.7

9.5

124

Perth & Kinross

135,990

1,292

9.5

11.5

4

3.1

4

3.1

1,641

12.1

10.1

938

Renfrewshire

170,980

1,785

10.4

10.6

9

5.0

13

7.3

2,096

12.3

12.9

538

Scottish Borders

108,280

1,048

9.7

11.7

5

4.7

8

7.6

1,419

13.1

11.0

757

Shetland Islands

21,870

251

11.5

12.8

1

4.0

4

15.9

227

10.4

10.7

91

South Ayrshire

111,580

984

8.8

10.4

4

4.0

3

3.0

1,474

13.2

10.9

819

South Lanarkshire

303,010

3,092

10.2

10.4

22

7.1

13

4.2

3,347

11.0

11.8

1,081

Stirling

86,370

866

10.0

10.2

3

3.5

3

3.5

913

10.6

10.6

883

West Dunbartonshire

92,320

984

10.7

10.6

4

4.0

6

6.1

1,193

12.9

13.4

487

West Lothian

161,020

2,043

12.7

11.9

9

4.4

4

2.0

1,546

9.6

12.9

631

1 Rate per 1,000 population.
2 Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths.
3 Rate per 1,000 live births. 45
4 See text on page 13.
5 See under ‘age standardisation’ on page 72.

Table 3 International populations and vital statistics rates, selected countries, latest available figures

Country

Estimated
population
(’000s)

Live births
per 1,000
population

Stillbirths2
per 1,000
total births
(live and still)

Infant mortality
per 1,000
live births

Deaths
per 1,000
population

Marriages
per 1,000
population

Year

Population

Year

Rate

Year

Rate

Year

Rate

Year

Rate

Year

Rate

Scotland

2003

5,057

2003

10.4

2003

5.6

2003

5.1

2003

11.6

2003

6.1

European Union

Austria

2003

8,116

2002

9.7

2002

4.3

2002

4.1

2002

9.5

2002

4.5

Belgium

2003

10,319

2000

11.4

1997

4.7

1997

5.6

1997

10.2

2002

3.9

Cyprus

2003

802

2002

11.1

2001

4.9

2001

6.9

2002

14.5

Czech Republic

2003

10,235

2002

9.1

2002

2.8

2002

4.2

2002

10.6

2002

5.2

Denmark

2003

5,364

2000

12.7

2001

4.3

1999

4.2

1999

11.0

2002

6.9

Estonia

2003

1,323

2002

9.6

2002

5.7

2002

5.7

2002

13.5

2002

4.3

Finland

2003

5,207

2002

10.7

2002

3.8

2002

3.0

2002

9.5

2002

5.2

France

2003

60,144

1999

12.7

2001

4.8

1999

4.3

1999

9.2

2001

4.9

Germany

2003

82,476

2001

8.9

2002

3.8

2001

4.3

2001

10.1

2001

4.7

Greece

2003

10,976

1999

9.6

2000

5.0

1999

6.2

1999

9.8

2001

5.2

Hungary

2003

9,877

2002

9.5

2002

5.4

2002

7.2

2002

13.1

2002

4.5

Irish Republic

2003

3,956

2001

14.2

2000

5.9

2001

6.0

2001

7.9

2001

5.0

Italy

2003

57,423

2000

9.3

1998

3.7

2000

4.5

2000

9.7

2001

4.5

Latvia

2003

2,307

2002

8.6

2002

8.6

2002

9.9

2002

13.9

2002

4.2

Lithuania

2003

3,443

2002

8.7

2002

6.4

2002

7.9

2002

11.8

2002

4.7

Luxembourg

2003

453

2002

12.0

2002

3.7

2002

3.9

2002

8.3

2002

4.5

Malta

2003

394

2002

9.9

2002

5.1

2002

5.9

2002

7.7

2001

5.6

Netherlands

2003

16,149

2000

13.0

2002

4.7

2000

5.1

2000

8.8

2002

5.2

Poland

2003

38,588

2001

9.5

2001

5.5

2001

7.7

2001

9.4

2002

5.0

Portugal

2003

10,062

2000

11.8

2001

5.8

2000

5.5

2000

10.4

2002

5.5

Slovakia

2003

5,402

2001

9.5

2002

3.8

2001

6.2

2001

9.7

2002

4.7

Slovenia

2003

1,984

2002

8.8

2002

5.3

2002

3.8

2002

9.4

2002

3.5

Spain

2003

41,061

2000

9.9

1999

3.7

2000

4.4

2000

9.0

2001

5.1

Sweden

2003

8,877

2001

10.3

2001

3.8

2001

3.7

2001

10.5

2002

4.3

United Kingdom1

2002

59,232

2002

11.7

2002

5.6

2002

5.3

2002

10.2

2002

Other Europe

Bulgaria

2003

7,896

2002

8.5

2002

8.0

2002

13.3

2002

14.3

2002

3.7

Norway

2003

4,533

2001

12.6

2001

4.8

2001

4.1

2001

9.7

2002

4.5

Romania

2003

22,334

2002

9.7

2002

6.2

2002

17.3

2002

12.4

2002

5.9

Switzerland

2003

7,169

2000

10.9

2002

3.5

2000

4.9

2000

8.7

2002

5.5

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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