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Scotland's Population 2007: The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends: 153rd Edition

APPENDIX 1 – SUMMARY TABLES

Table 1 Population and vital events, Scotland, 1855 to 2007

Year

Estimated
population

Live births1

Stillbirths2

Infant deaths

Deaths

Marriages

Divorces

(’000s)

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

2007

5,144.2

57,781

11.2

327

5.6

272

4.7

55,986

10.9

29,866

12,773

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, 2007

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

5,144,200

57,781

11.2

11.2

327

5.6

272

4.7

55,986

10.9

10.9

29,866

688

Council areas

Aberdeen City

209,260

2,417

11.6

10.2

19

7.8

5

2.1

2,180

10.4

10.8

897

26

Aberdeenshire

239,160

2,690

11.2

13.1

8

3.0

11

4.1

2,195

9.2

9.3

1,299

16

Angus

109,870

1,152

10.5

12.9

6

5.2

6

5.2

1,296

11.8

10.2

448

8

Argyll & Bute

91,350

741

8.1

11.3

3

4.0

3

4.0

1,135

12.4

10.3

903

14

Clackmannanshire

49,900

634

12.7

13.5

4

6.3

0

0.0

471

9.4

10.3

179

0

Dumfries & Galloway

148,300

1,507

10.2

13.1

6

4.0

9

6.0

1,866

12.6

10.2

5,476

49

Dundee City

142,150

1,668

11.7

10.8

12

7.1

13

7.8

1,643

11.6

10.5

483

15

East Ayrshire

119,570

1,304

10.9

11.7

8

6.1

14

10.7

1,407

11.8

11.7

378

2

East Dunbartonshire

104,850

892

8.5

10.6

8

8.9

3

3.4

1,004

9.6

9.1

312

9

East Lothian

94,440

1,101

11.7

13.7

3

2.7

3

2.7

1,028

10.9

10.1

419

10

East Renfrewshire

89,260

893

10.0

12.4

3

3.3

6

6.7

854

9.6

9.1

393

4

Edinburgh, City of

468,070

5,056

10.8

8.1

31

6.1

22

4.4

4,293

9.2

9.7

2,638

190

Eilean Siar

26,300

263

10.0

12.9

1

3.8

2

7.6

367

14.0

11.1

100

0

Falkirk

150,720

1,892

12.6

12.5

7

3.7

6

3.2

1,620

10.7

11.4

751

6

Fife

360,500

4,076

11.3

11.8

23

5.6

26

6.4

3,780

10.5

10.1

1,817

38

Glasgow City

581,940

7,154

12.3

9.7

60

8.3

46

6.4

7,002

12.0

13.7

2,279

152

Highland

217,440

2,332

10.7

12.8

15

6.4

4

1.7

2,419

11.1

10.3

1,663

18

Inverclyde

81,080

857

10.6

11.5

4

4.6

9

10.5

1,023

12.6

12.0

250

4

Midlothian

79,510

937

11.8

12.8

4

4.3

3

3.2

796

10.0

10.3

542

7

Moray

86,870

1,001

11.5

14.3

5

5.0

4

4.0

947

10.9

10.3

453

6

North Ayrshire

135,760

1,528

11.3

12.3

7

4.6

9

5.9

1,664

12.3

11.8

724

13

North Lanarkshire

324,680

4,045

12.5

12.1

19

4.7

16

4.0

3,558

11.0

12.8

1,025

4

Orkney Islands

19,860

190

9.6

11.9

0

0.0

1

5.3

255

12.8

11.5

97

0

Perth & Kinross

142,140

1,391

9.8

11.7

7

5.0

6

4.3

1,577

11.1

9.4

1,172

14

Renfrewshire

169,600

1,898

11.2

11.5

11

5.8

5

2.6

1,887

11.1

11.5

521

7

Scottish Borders

111,430

1,170

10.5

13.3

2

1.7

3

2.6

1,299

11.7

10.0

750

17

Shetland Islands

21,950

244

11.1

12.6

1

4.1

2

8.2

209

9.5

9.4

83

0

South Ayrshire

111,690

1,029

9.2

11.1

12

11.5

6

5.8

1,388

12.4

10.1

798

15

South Lanarkshire

309,500

3,452

11.2

11.5

19

5.5

14

4.1

3,440

11.1

11.6

1,172

13

Stirling

88,190

878

10.0

10.4

5

5.7

3

3.4

890

10.1

10.1

754

13

West Dunbartonshire

91,090

1,105

12.1

12.2

1

0.9

1

0.9

1,122

12.3

12.7

414

8

West Lothian

167,770

2,284

13.6

13.2

13

5.7

11

4.8

1,371

8.2

10.7

676

10

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

2007

5,144

2007

11.2

2007

5.6

2007

4.7

2007

10.9

2007

5.8

European Union

Austria

2007

8,299

2006

9.4

2006

4.0

2006

3.6

2006

9.0

2007

4.3

Belgium

2007

10,585

2005

11.3

1997

4.7

1997

5.6

1998

10.2

2007

4.3

Bulgaria

2007

7,679

2004

9.0

2006

6.9

2004

11.7

2005

14.6

2007

3.9

Cyprus

2007

779

2005

10.9

2004

3.0

2006

6.6

2007

7.5

Czech Republic

2007

10,287

2005

10.0

2006

2.8

2005

3.4

2006

10.2

2007

5.5

Denmark

2007

5,444

2004

11.9

2004

5.1

2001

4.6

2001

10.8

2007

6.7

Estonia

2007

1,342

2005

10.7

2006

3.8

2005

5.4

2006

12.9

2007

5.2

Finland

2007

5,277

2005

11.0

2005

3.2

2005

3.1

2006

9.1

2007

5.6

France

2007

63,392

2004

12.7

2001

4.8

2004

3.9

2005

8.6

2007

4.2

Germany

2007

82,315

2004

8.6

2006

3.6

2004

4.1

2006

10.0

2007

4.5

Greece

2007

11,172

2006

10.1

2006

3.3

2006

3.7

2006

9.4

2007

5.2

Hungary

2007

10,066

2005

9.7

2006

4.9

2005

6.2

2006

13.1

2007

4.1

Irish Republic

2007

4,313

2005

14.8

2004

5.2

2005

4.0

2006

6.4

2006

5.1

Italy

2007

59,131

2005

9.5

2004

2.5

2002

4.4

2003

10.2

2007

4.2

Latvia

2007

2,281

2006

9.8

2006

6.6

2006

7.6

2006

14.5

2007

6.8

Lithuania

2007

3,385

2005

9.0

2006

4.4

2005

6.8

2006

13.2

2007

6.8

Luxembourg

2007

476

2005

11.8

2005

4.1

2005

2.6

2005

7.9

2007

4.1

Malta

2007

408

2005

9.6

2006

2.6

2005

6.0

2005

7.8

2007

6.1

Netherlands

2007

16,358

2005

11.5

2006

3.5

2004

4.4

2006

8.3

2007

4.5

Poland

2007

38,125

2005

9.6

2005

4.7

2005

6.4

2006

9.7

2007

6.5

Portugal

2007

10,599

2005

10.4

2005

4.0

2004

3.9

2005

10.2

2007

4.4

Romania

2007

21,565

2006

10.2

2006

5.2

2006

13.9

2006

12.0

2007

8.8

Slovakia

2007

5,394

2005

10.1

2006

4.0

2005

7.2

2006

9.9

2007

5.1

Slovenia

2007

2,010

2006

9.4

2006

4.3

2006

3.4

2006

9.1

2007

3.2

Spain

2007

44,475

2005

10.8

2005

3.1

2005

3.8

2006

8.4

2006

4.6

Sweden

2007

9,113

2005

11.2

2004

3.3

2004

3.2

2005

10.2

2007

5.2

United Kingdom1

2006

60,393

2005

12.0

2004

5.5

2005

5.1

2005

10.0

2006

4.5

Other Europe

Croatia

2007

4,441

2006

9.3

2006

4.4

2006

5.2

2006

11.3

2006

5.0

Macedonia

2007

2,042

2005

11.0

2003

8.5

2003

11.3

2006

9.1

2007

7.6

Norway

2007

4,681

2005

12.3

2006

5.7

2005

3.1

2006

8.8

2007

5.0

Switzerland

2007

7,509

2005

9.8

2006

4.6

2004

4.2

2005

8.2

2007

5.3

Turkey

2007

69,689

2005

18.9

2006

13.8

2004

28.0

1998

6.3

2006

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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