News 2023
The mortality rate for August 2023 was similar to average for this time of year despite the number of deaths being 4% above average, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.
Life expectancy in Scotland was 76.5 years for males and 80.7 years for females in the years 2020-2022, according to new provisional figures released by National Records of Scotland.
6,277 deaths caused by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias were registered in 2022, this is an increase of 231 from 2021, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland.
The population of Scotland was estimated to be 5,436,600 on Census Day 2022, according to new data released today by National Records of Scotland (NRS).
This is the largest population ever recorded by Scotland’s Census and is part of the first set of statistics from last year’s census.
The number of deaths registered in Scotland in the second quarter of 2023 was up 7% on the average for this time of year, according to new statistics from National Records of Scotland.
There were 762 probable suicides in 2022, an increase of 9 from 2021, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland.
The mortality rate for July 2023 was lower than the five-year average for this time of year despite the number of deaths being 2% above average, according to provisional data from the National Records of Scotland.
The number of deaths from alcohol-specific causes rose in Scotland in 2022 by 2%, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland.
1,051 people died due to drug misuse in 2022, according to latest statistics published by National Records of Scotland.
This is a decrease of 279 deaths compared with 2021, representing the lowest number of drug misuse deaths since 2017.
The first results from Scotland’s Census 2022 will be published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Thursday 14 September 2023.
The mortality rate for June 2023 was similar to the five year average for this time of year despite the number of deaths being 4% above average, according to provisional data from the National Records of Scotland.
2022 saw a large increase in couples tying the knot, comparable to the post-war booms of 1919 and 1945, according to figures released by National Records of Scotland.
The employment records of more than one thousand lighthouse keepers are now available to see online for the first time on genealogy website ScotlandsPeople.
Hollywood stars Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn influenced the names of Scottish babies in decades gone by, according to new analysis by National Records of Scotland.
The mortality rate for May 2023 was similar to the five year average for this time of year despite the number of deaths being 5% above average, according to provisional data from the National Records of Scotland.
There are only 10 days left to see the historic Declaration of Arbroath on display at the National Museum of Scotland, in a rare opportunity for members of the public to see this famous document for themselves.
In 2022, there were an estimated 2.55 million households, 15% more than 20 years ago, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland (NRS).
The number of households in 2021 and 2022 increased by around 21,000 each year, the highest figures since 2008.
Scotland’s death rate was six per cent higher than the five year average for the first quarter of 2023, according to new analysis by the National Records of Scotland.
The Declaration of Arbroath goes on display at the National Museum of Scotland tomorrow (Saturday 3 June) for the first time in 18 years.
The mortality rate for April 2023 was 3% higher than the five year average for this time of year, according to provisional data from National Records of Scotland.