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Scotland's Population 2008: The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends: 154th Edition

Appendix 1 – Summary tables

Table 1 Population and vital events, Scotland, 1855 to 2008

Year

Estimated population
('000s)

Live births1

Stillbirths2

Infant deaths

Deaths

Marriages

Divorces

Civil Partnerships6

Number

Rate3

Number

Rate4

Number

Rate5

Number

Rate3

Male

Female

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

...

...

1981-85

5,151.9

66,422

12.9

389

5.8

695

10.5

63,723

12.4

35,756

11,937

...

...

1986-90

5,089.5

65,544

12.9

350

5.3

550

8.4

62,796

12.3

35,440

12,070

...

...

1991-95

5,093.5

63,571

12.5

382

6.0

418

6.6

61,171

12.0

32,866

12,614

...

...

1996-2000

5,077.5

56,856

11.2

327

5.7

316

5.6

59,478

11.7

29,965

11,983

...

...

1991

5083.3

67,024

13.1

369

5.5

473

7.1

61,041

12.0

33,762

12,400

...

...

1992

5085.6

65,789

12.9

356

5.4

449

6.8

60,937

11.9

35,057

12,487

...

...

1993

5092.5

63,337

12.4

409

6.4

412

6.5

64,049

12.5

33,366

13,292

...

...

1994

5102.2

61,656

12.0

381

6.1

382

6.2

59,328

11.6

31,480

12,601

...

...

1995

5103.7

60,051

11.7

397

6.6

375

6.2

60,500

11.8

30,663

12,292

...

...

1996

5092.2

59,296

11.6

381

6.4

365

6.2

60,654

11.8

30,242

12,313

...

...

1997

5083.3

59,440

11.6

319

5.3

316

5.3

59,494

11.6

29,611

12,241

...

...

1998

5077.1

57,319

11.2

351

6.1

320

5.6

59,164

11.6

29,668

12,354

...

...

1999

5072.0

55,147

10.8

286

5.2

276

5.0

60,281

11.8

29,940

11,872

...

...

2000

5062.9

53,076

10.4

298

5.6

305

5.7

57,799

11.3

30,367

11,139

...

...

2001

5,064.2

52,527

10.4

301

5.7

290

5.5

57,382

11.3

29,621

10,651

...

...

2002

5,054.8

51,270

10.1

278

5.4

270

5.3

58,103

11.5

29,826

10,859

...

...

2003

5,057.4

52,432

10.4

296

5.6

265

5.1

58,472

11.6

30,757

10,863

...

...

2004

5,078.4

53,957

10.6

317

5.8

266

4.9

56,187

11.1

32,154

11,275

...

...

2005

5,094.8

54,386

10.7

292

5.3

284

5.2

55,747

10.9

30,881

10,911

53

31

2006

5,116.9

55,690

10.9

296

5.3

248

4.5

55,093

10.8

29,898

13,075

580

467

2007

5,144.2

57,781

11.2

327

5.6

272

4.7

55,986

10.9

29,866

12,810

339

349

2008

5,168.5

60,041

11.6

325

5.4

253

4.2

55,700

10.8

28,903

11,474

245

280

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 The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into effect in December 2005.

Table 2 Estimated population, births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, numbers and rates, by Council area, Scotland, 2008

Area

Estimated

Live births

Stillbirths

Infant deaths

Deaths

Marriages

Civil Partnerships

population at 30 Jun

Number

Rate1

Standardised Rate

Number

Rate2

Number

Rate3

Number

Rate1

Standardised Rate

SCOTLAND

5,168,500

60,041

11.6

11.6

325

5.4

253

4.2

55,700

10.8

10.8

28,903

525

Council areas

Aberdeen City

210,400

2,596

12.4

10.7

9

3.5

8

3.1

2,135

10.2

10.7

811

11

Aberdeenshire

241,460

2,771

11.6

13.4

14

5.0

7

2.5

2,257

9.4

9.5

1,205

9

Angus

110,310

1,194

10.9

13.4

8

6.7

3

2.5

1,280

11.7

9.9

447

7

Argyll & Bute

90,500

807

8.8

12.6

4

4.9

2

2.5

1,144

12.5

10.4

912

11

Clackmannanshire

50,480

644

12.9

13.7

2

3.1

3

4.7

515

10.3

11.2

176

5

Dumfries & Galloway

148,580

1,430

9.6

12.5

7

4.9

6

4.2

1,773

12.0

9.6

5,261

65

Dundee City

142,470

1,801

12.7

11.5

15

8.3

6

3.3

1,744

12.3

11.1

465

11

East Ayrshire

119,920

1,371

11.5

12.3

7

5.1

8

5.8

1,389

11.6

11.5

364

3

East Dunbartonshire

104,720

970

9.3

11.7

6

6.1

4

4.1

980

9.3

8.8

275

6

East Lothian

96,100

1,182

12.5

14.4

7

5.9

4

3.4

1,014

10.7

9.9

465

7

East Renfrewshire

89,220

868

9.7

12.2

4

4.6

3

3.5

885

9.9

9.4

397

6

Edinburgh, City of

471,650

5,440

11.6

8.5

26

4.9

27

5.0

4,291

9.2

9.6

2,598

134

Eilean Siar

26,200

256

9.7

12.9

0

0.0

0

0.0

346

13.2

10.4

109

0

Falkirk

151,570

1,949

12.9

12.9

10

5.1

8

4.1

1,623

10.8

11.3

783

14

Fife

361,890

4,350

12.1

12.6

30

6.8

26

6.0

3,916

10.9

10.4

1,693

18

Glasgow City

584,240

7,371

12.7

9.9

46

6.2

41

5.6

6,907

11.9

13.6

2,294

119

Highland

219,400

2,482

11.4

13.6

10

4.0

6

2.4

2,314

10.6

9.7

1,644

14

Inverclyde

80,780

860

10.6

11.6

6

6.9

5

5.8

995

12.3

11.7

273

1

Midlothian

80,560

938

11.8

12.6

3

3.2

0

0.0

793

10.0

10.2

510

4

Moray

87,770

956

11.0

13.8

8

8.3

2

2.1

925

10.6

9.9

396

5

North Ayrshire

135,920

1,481

10.9

12.0

5

3.4

9

6.1

1,628

12.0

11.5

661

7

North Lanarkshire

325,520

4,182

12.9

12.5

20

4.8

13

3.1

3,434

10.6

12.3

1,008

4

Orkney Islands

19,890

214

10.8

13.5

3

13.8

0

0.0

225

11.3

10.2

121

2

Perth & Kinross

144,180

1,443

10.2

12.0

10

6.9

4

2.8

1,547

10.9

9.1

1,062

13

Renfrewshire

169,800

2,012

11.9

12.2

9

4.5

15

7.5

1,982

11.7

12.0

470

2

Scottish Borders

112,430

1,138

10.2

12.9

8

7.0

2

1.8

1,265

11.4

9.7

740

11

Shetland Islands

21,980

278

12.7

14.6

0

0.0

7

25.2

211

9.6

9.4

97

1

South Ayrshire

111,670

1,067

9.6

11.7

5

4.7

5

4.7

1,384

12.4

10.0

758

7

South Lanarkshire

310,090

3,689

11.9

12.4

17

4.6

9

2.4

3,382

10.9

11.3

1,211

10

Stirling

88,350

862

9.8

10.3

6

6.9

4

4.6

817

9.3

9.2

680

8

West Dunbartonshire

90,940

1,104

12.1

12.2

8

7.2

6

5.4

1,150

12.6

13.0

430

4

West Lothian

169,510

2,335

13.9

13.6

12

5.1

10

4.3

1,449

8.6

11.1

587

6

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
('000s)
2008

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

Year

Rate

Year

Rate

Year

Rate

Year

Rate

Year

Rate

Scotland

5,168

2007

11.2

2007

5.6

2007

4.7

2007

10.9

2007

5.8

European Union

Austria

8,332

2007

9.2

2007

3.8

2007

3.7

2007

9.0

2007

4.3

Belgium

10,667

2005

11.3

1997

4.7

2007

4.0

1999

10.2

2006

4.4

Bulgaria

7,640

2004

9.0

2007

7.5

2007

9.2

2004

14.2

2007

3.9

Cyprus

789

2006

11.3

2007

3.7

2006

6.6

2007

7.5

Czech Republic

10,381

2007

11.1

2007

2.7

2007

3.1

2007

10.1

2007

5.5

Denmark

5,476

2006

12.1

2007

5.1

2007

4.0

2006

10.2

2007

6.7

Estonia

1,341

2005

10.7

2007

4.1

2007

5.0

2005

12.9

2007

5.2

Finland

5,300

2007

11.1

2007

3.2

2007

2.7

2007

9.3

2007

5.6

France

63,753

2006

13.0

2001

4.8

2006

3.8

2006

8.4

2007

4.2

Germany

82,218

2006

8.2

2006

3.6

2007

3.9

2006

10.0

2007

4.5

Greece

11,214

2007

10.0

2007

3.9

2007

3.5

2007

9.8

2007

5.2

Hungary

10,045

2005

9.7

2007

4.9

2007

5.9

2005

13.5

2007

4.1

Irish Republic

4,401

2006

15.1

2005

4.1

2007

3.1

2006

6.5

2006

5.1

Italy

59,619

2006

9.5

2005

2.6

2007

3.7

2006

9.5

2007

4.2

Latvia

2,271

2007

10.2

2007

5.2

2007

8.7

2007

14.5

2007

6.8

Lithuania

3,366

2007

9.6

2007

5.0

2007

5.9

2007

13.5

2007

6.8

Luxembourg

484

2005

11.8

2006

2.9

2007

1.8

2005

7.9

2007

4.1

Malta

410

2007

9.5

2007

3.1

2007

6.5

2007

7.6

2007

6.1

Netherlands

16,405

2007

11.1

2007

3.3

2007

4.1

2007

8.1

2007

4.5

Poland

38,116

2006

9.8

2006

4.8

2007

6.0

2006

9.7

2007

6.5

Portugal

10,618

2005

10.4

2007

3.7

2007

3.4

2004

9.7

2007

4.4

Romania

21,529

2007

10.0

2006

5.2

2007

12.0

2007

11.7

2007

8.8

Slovakia

5,401

2005

10.1

2007

3.8

2007

6.1

2005

9.9

2007

5.1

Slovenia

2,026

2007

9.8

2007

5.1

2007

2.8

2007

9.2

2007

3.2

Spain

45,283

2005

10.8

2005

3.1

2007

3.7

2005

8.9

2006

4.6

Sweden

9,183

2006

11.7

2007

3.0

2007

2.5

2006

10.0

2007

5.2

United Kingdom1

61,186

2007

12.7

2007

5.2

2007

4.8

2007

9.4

2006

4.5

Other Europe

Croatia

4,436

2006

9.3

2006

4.4

2007

5.6

2006

11.3

2006

5.0

Macedonia

2,045

2005

11.0

2007

9.4

2007

10.3

2003

8.9

2007

7.6

Norway

4,737

2006

12.6

2006

4.0

2007

3.1

2006

8.8

2007

5.0

Switzerland

7,593

2006

9.8

2006

4.6

2007

3.9

2006

8.0

2007

5.3

Turkey

70,586

2005

18.9

2007

5.3

2007

21.7

1998

6.3

2006

8.9

Sources: Eurostat, WHO/Europe
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.

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