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- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 14: 4 - 10 April 2021
- Olivia and Jack are Scotland’s top baby names
- Completing the census is a legal responsibility
- Sharp rise in postal voters
- 91% of Scotland’s population live in 2% of its land area
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 11: 14 - 20 March 2021
- One million census returns completed
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 10: 7 - 13 March 2021
- Births, deaths and other vital events, Q4 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 09: 28 February - 6 March 2021
- Avoidable Mortality in Scotland, 2020
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 08: 21 February - 27 February 2021
- Deputy Registrar General
- Scotland’s Census 2022 launches
- Unlocking Scotland’s past: Perth Prison registers now online
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 07: 14 February - 20 February 2022
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 06: 7 - 13 February 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 05: 31 January - 6 February 2021
- Scots spending more lifetime in poor health
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 04: 24 - 30 January 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 03: 17 - 23 January 2022
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 2: 10-16 January 2022
- Customer Survey launches today
- Publication of Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 Annual Report for 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 1: 3 January - 9 January 2022
- Scotland’s population projected to fall
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Weeks 51 & 52: 20 December 2021 to 2 January 2022
- 2006 Scottish Cabinet records to be released online
- 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 50: 13 - 19 December 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 49: 6 - 12 December 2021
- Quarter 3 Deaths 15% above average
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 48: 29 November - 5 December 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 47: 22 - 28 November 2021
- Homeless Deaths 2020
- Response to Audit Scotland report
- Just over 7% of Scotland's population are non-British nationals
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 46: 15 - 21 November 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 45: 8 - 14 November 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 44: 01 - 07 November 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 43: 25 - 31 October, 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 42: 18 - 24 October, 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 41: 11 October - 17 October 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 40: 4 - 10 October, 2021
- COVID-19 drives increase in winter deaths
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 39: 27 September - 03 October, 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 38: 20 - 26 September, 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 37: 13 to 19 September 2021
- COVID-19 deaths driving fall in life expectancy
- Centenarians increase by 13% over the last year
- 8% of Scotlands population are non-British nationals
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 36: 06 - 12 September 2021
- First mixed-sex civil partnerships registered
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 35: 30 August - 5 September 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 34: 23 - 29 August 2021
- Higher death rates and fewer years in good health for people in deprived areas
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 33: 16 - 22 August 2021
- Population Grows in Large Cities, Declines in Remote Areas
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 32: 9 - 15 August 2021
- Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland increase
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 31: 2 - 8 August 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 30: 26 July - 1 August 2021
- Drug-related deaths rise
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 29: 19 - 25 July 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 28: 12 - 18 July 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 27: 5 - 11 July 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 26: 28 June - 04 July 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 25: 21 - 27 June 2021
- Deaths up 10% as births fall to new low in 2020
- Scotland's population growth slowest since 2003
- Increase in number of households
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 24:14 June - 20 June 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 23: 7 June - 13 June 2021
- Quarter 1 Deaths 8.2% above average
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 22: 31 May - 6 June 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 21: 24-30 May 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 20: 17 May - 23 May 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 19: 10-16 May 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 18: 3-9 May 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 17: 26 April – 2 May 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 16: 19-25 April 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 15: 12 April - 18 April 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 14: 5 April - 11 April 2021
- On-site services to reopen
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 13: 29 March - 4 April 2021
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 12: 22-28 March 2021
- Electors top 4.2 million
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 11: 15-21 March 2021
- Isla topples Olivia as top girl’s name
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 10: 8 March - 14 March
- New records bring history to life on ScotlandsPeople
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 9: 1 March - 7 March
- Quarter 4 Deaths 12.5% above average
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 8: 22 Feb - 28 Feb
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 7: 15 Feb - 21 Feb
- Homeless deaths 2019
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 6: 8 Feb - 14 Feb
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 5: 1 Feb-7 Feb
- Scotland’s Census 2022
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 4: 25 Jan-31 Jan
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 3: 18 Jan-24 Jan
- Healthy Life Expectancy decreases
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 2: 11 Jan-17 Jan
- Increase in non-British nationals living in Scotland
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 1: 4 Jan-10 Jan
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Weeks 52 & 53: 21 Dec to 3 Jan
- Electorate tops 4 million
- 2005 Cabinet Records released
- 2020
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 51: 14-20 December 2020
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 50: 7- 13 December 2020
- Drug-related deaths increase
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 48, 30th - 6th December
- Deaths return to average levels between July - September
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 48, 23th - 29th November
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 47, 16th - 22nd November
- More than a quarter of all deaths avoidable
- Alcohol deaths decrease
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 46, 9th - 15th November
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 45: 2 - 8 November 2020
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 44: 26th October - 1st November
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 43 - 19th to 25th October
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 42 - 12th to 18th October
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 41 – 5th to 11th October
- COVID-19 impacts seasonal mortality
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 40 - 28th Sept to 4th Oct
- Scotland's Population
- Number of Households growing at a faster rate than the Population
- Life expectancy continues to stall
- Centenarians on the rise
- Deaths involving COVID-19
- Deaths increase by a third
- Population ageing in rural communities
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 32- 3rd to 9th August
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 31 - 27th July to 2nd August
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 30 - 20th to 26th July
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 29 - 13th to 19th July
- Scotland’s Census to be moved to March 2022
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 28 - 6th to 12th July
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 27 – 29th June to 5th July
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 26 – 22nd to 28th June
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 25 – 15th to 21st June
- Vital events registered in 2019 Decrease in births and rise in deaths
- Increase in number of households
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 24 - 8th to 14th June
- Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 23 – 1st to 7th June
- Registered deaths increase
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 22 - 25th to 31st May
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 21 - 18th to 24th May
- Non-British population of Scotland increased over most recent year
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 20 - 11th to 17th May
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 19 - 4th to 10th May
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 18 - 27th April to 3rd May
- Scotland’s population increased in the year to June 2019
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 17 - 20th to 26th April
- Scottish electorate shows an increase in 2019
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 16 - 13 to 19 April
- Deaths involving COVID-19, Week 15 - 6th to 12th April
- Deaths involving COVID-19 statistics published by National Records of Scotland
- NRS Updates: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
- Projected population change varies across Scotland
- Publication of Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 Annual Report for 2020
- Search room closures
- Declaration of Arbroath display postponed
- Full list of names for 2019
- Declaration of Arbroath Anniversary Events
- Lowest recorded birth rate
- The estimated number of deaths of people experiencing homelessness increased to 195 in Scotland in 2018
- Scottish Cabinet papers released Files from 2004 now open to public.
- 2019
- Jack and Olivia are Scotland’s top baby names
- Life expectancy improvements are stalling across Scotland
- Quarter three deaths increase
- Non-UK population of Scotland remains broadly stable over most recent year
- Publication of Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 Annual Report for 2019
- One week left to complete census rehearsal - About 72,000 households invited to take part.
- Scotland’s population projected to increase but at a slower rate
- Fewer deaths in winter 2018/19
- Dumfries and Galloway, Glasgow and Na h-Eileanan Siar to join rehearsal for next census
- Life expectancy improvements have stalled in Scotland
- Decrease in number of Scottish Centenarians
- Births continue to fall in 2019 quarter two
- Small Area Population Estimates, mid-2018
- Scotland’s Population 2018
- NRS scores on quality of products and services - Customer Survey results
- 1,187 drug-deaths in 2018: up 27 per cent in a year
- Declaration of Arbroath to go on public display at the National Museum of Scotland
- Keeper launches new Model Plan
- Gap between births and deaths widens
- Household numbers continue to rise
- Census (Amendment)(Scotland) Bill passed
- Quarter 1 births continue to fall
- Non-UK population of Scotland broadly stable between 2017 and 2018
- Scotland’s population at record high, but population growth has slowed
- Front door of GRH to close
- Share your views in the NRS Customer Survey
- Scottish electorate shows slight decrease in 2018
- Most popular names in Scotland
- Quarter 4 births at lowest levels since records began
- People in the most deprived areas live shorter lives and spend more years in poor health
- The Keeper Launches Public Records Consultation
- Scottish Cabinet papers released Files from 2003 now open to public.
- 2018
- Olivia and Jack are Scotland’s top baby names
- Life expectancy varies by as much as 7.2 years between council areas in Scotland
- Quarter 3 births at lowest levels since records began
- Publication of Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 Annual Report for 2018
- National Records of Scotland (NRS) has achieved Cyber Essentials Certification
- For You The War Is Over
- Winter deaths: 2017/18 highest since 1999/2000
- Digital-first census for 2021
- Number of Scottish centenarians at near record level
- Latest estimates indicate life expectancy for Scotland has stalled
- William Wallace letter on display - Edinburgh Doors Open Day 2018
- Quarter two deaths remain level while births have fallen
- Small Area Population Estimates, mid-2017
- Scotland’s population 2017
- Malicious Mischief? – Scottish Suffragettes exhibition
- Scotland’s household numbers projected to increase by almost a third of a million over 25 years
- 934 drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2017
- 5,000 more deaths than births in 2017
- Deaths increase by 13 per cent in 1st quarter of 2018
- Non-British population of Scotland continues to increase
- Household numbers continue to rise
- Acting Chief Executive Appointed
- Scotland's population continues to increase
- Most areas of Scotland projected to increase in population
- Scottish electorate continues to rise
- Most popular names in Scotland
- Births, deaths & other vital events, 2017 Q4
- Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities, mid-2016
- New Burns documents
- Scottish Cabinet Papers from the Year 2002 Opened to the Public
- 2017
- Jack and Olivia are Scotland’s top baby names
- Births, deaths & other vital events, 2017 Q3
- Variation in life expectancy between areas in Scotland
- Web archive launched
- Scotland’s Census 2021 Question testing
- Scotland's Population is projected to increase and to age
- Rogues Gallery Exhibition - Picturing Scotland’s criminal past
- Winter Mortality in Scotland – 2016/17
- Life Expectancy for Scotland 2014-16
- Number of Scottish Centenarians at near record level
- Publication of Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 Annual Report for 2017
- Births, deaths & other vital events, 2017 Q2
- Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2016
- Scotland’s Population
- Famous Scots from the Past
- Births, deaths & other vital events, 2017 Q1
- Scotland’s Household numbers continue to rise
- Scotland's Population is Increasing
- Free Exhibition of Scottish Charters is now on at General Register House
- Household numbers projected to rise in Scotland’s National Parks and around its biggest cities
- Scottish Electorate numbers are rising
- Babies’ first names, most common surnames and the ethnicity of people who died
- Births, Deaths and other Vital Events in Scotland: Preliminary figures for 2016 released
- Scotland’s household numbers projected to rise with most growth among older people
- Love and War: Birth, Death and Marriage Records Released Today
- Scottish Cabinet Papers from the Year 2001 Opened to the Public
- 2016
- St Kilda census discovery
- Olivia and Jack are Scotland’s top baby names
- Births, deaths & other vital events - third quarter 2016
- Variation in life expectancy between areas in Scotland
- Projected Population of Scotland: Additional variants using alternative European Union migration assumptions
- Web archiving contract awarded to IMR
- Population projections for Scottish areas
- Winter Mortality in Scotland – 2015/16
- Number of Centenarians in Scotland at near record level
- Births, deaths & other vital events - second quarter 2016
- Publication of Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 Annual Report for 2016
- Sealing First Minister’s Commission
- Latest from Scotland’s Census 2021
- Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2015
- Scotland’s Changing Population
- Declaration of Arbroath - National treasure granted UNESCO honour
- Battle of the Somme, 1916
- Births, deaths & other vital events - first quarter 2016
- Queen Elizabeth and Scotland
- Household numbers continue to rise
- Scotland's Population at its Highest Ever
- Jack and Emily are Scotland’s top baby names; Smith is the most common surname
- Births, Deaths and other Vital Events: Preliminary figures for 2015 released
- The Last St Kildans: Valuation Rolls for 1930 Go Online
- Decrease in Scottish Electorate
- New Non-Executive Board Members at National Records of Scotland
- Scottish Cabinet Papers from the Year 2000 Opened to the Public
- The Soldier and the Actress: Birth, Death and Marriage Records Released Today
- 2015
- Jack and Emily are Scotland’s top baby names
- Births, deaths and other vital events - third quarter 2015
- Military Service Appeal Tribunal Records Go Online
- Scotland’s Population Projected to Continue to Rise
- Winter Mortality in Scotland 2014-15
- Wide variation in life expectancy between areas in Scotland
- Topic Consultation on Scotland’s Census 2021
- Valuation Rolls for 1855 Go Online
- Number of Centenarians in Scotland Continues to Increase
- Scotland’s Census 2011: Gaelic report (Part 1)
- Cunntas-sluaigh na h-Alba 2011: Aithisg na Gàidhlig (Earrann 1)
- Births, deaths and other vital events - second quarter 2015
- Publication of Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 Annual Report for 2015
- Deaths of Scots at sea go online
- Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2014
- Scotland’s Changing Population
- Household numbers continue to rise
- The Battle of Waterloo - New Archive Features
- Births, deaths and other vital events - first quarter 2015
- Wallace Letter Loan Extended
- Scotland's Population at its Highest Ever
- Increase in Scottish Electorate
- National Records of Scotland receives Archive Accreditation Award
- Dr Pritchard the Poisoner and the 1865 Valuation Rolls
- Births, Deaths and other Vital Events: Preliminary figures for 2014 released
- Consultation on the National Records of Scotland’s Demographic Statistics Products (does not cover Census outputs)
- Census 2011: Release 3N
- First Scottish Cabinet Records are Opened to the Public
- Scots at the Start of Two World Wars: Birth, Death and Marriage Records Released Today
- 2014
- Jack and Emily are Scotland’s top baby names
- Census 2011: Release 3M
- Historic Poll Tax Records from the 1690s Go Online
- Jacobite Documents from National Records of Scotland Go On Show
- How much do you know about Scotland’s population? Take our quiz now.
- Births, deaths and other vital events - third quarter 2014
- The Duke and the Tattooist – the 1925 Valuation Rolls
- National Records of Scotland Awarded UK Accredited Archive Service Status
- NRS Welcomes its First Skills for the Future Trainee
- Census 2011: Release 3L
- Household numbers projected to rise in most areas
- The Kaiser's Spy in Scotland
- Census 2011: Release 3K
- Winter Mortality in Scotland - 2013-14
- Updates on Same Sex Marriage in Scotland
- Scottish Government Report - Analysis of Equality Results from the 2011 Census
- Consolidated Tax Schedules for 1798-1799 available online
- Census 2011: Release 3J
- Number of Centenarians in Scotland Continues to Increase
- Census 2011: Release 3I
- Old Tom Morris’s Terrible Year
- National Records of Scotland Publishes its Digital Preservation Strategy
- Finalists for 2014 Digital Preservation Awards Announced
- Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - Second Quarter 2014
- Keeper’s Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 Annual Report
- Scotland’s Changing Population
- Scotland’s People and the First World War
- Census 2011: Release 3H
- Household Numbers Projected to Rise with Nearly a Quarter of Adults Living Alone by 2037
- Census 2011: Release 3G
- Further Information on Scotland’s Population Published Today
- Census 2011: Release 3F
- Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - First Quarter 2014
- Census 2011: Release 3E
- Scottish Soldiers’ Wills from two World Wars go online
- Census 2011: Release 3D
- Population Projections for Scottish Areas
- Increase in Scottish Electorate
- Scotland's Population at its Highest Ever
- Wide variation in life expectancy between areas in Scotland
- Census 2011: Releases 2D and 3C
- News on Same Sex Marriage in Scotland
- Plans for a Census in Scotland in 2021
- Scottish life expectancy at its highest ever level
- Census 2011: Detailed characteristics on Ethnicity, Identity, Language and Religion in Scotland – Release 3B
- Births, Deaths and other Vital Events: Preliminary figures for 2013 released
- Inhabited House Tax Rolls Released Online
- Census 2011: Detailed characteristics on Ethnicity, Identity, Language and Religion in Scotland – Release 3A
- Scottish Soldiers’ Wills to Go Online
- Valuation Rolls for 1885 Go Online
- Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 - One Year On
- 2013
- Hundreds of 'Closed' Government files released by NRS
- Jack and Sophie are Scotland’s Top Baby Names
- Census 2011: Key Results on Households and Families, and Method of Travel to Work or Study in Scotland - Release 2C
- Revised Population Estimates for 2002 to 2010
- Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - Third Quarter 2013
- Ordnance Survey Name Books
- Census 2011: Key results on Education and Labour Market in Scotland – Release 2B
- Scotland’s Population Projected to Continue to Rise
- NRS Annual Report & Accounts 2012-2013
- Valuation Rolls for 1920 Go Online
- Keeper’s Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 Annual Report
- Winter Mortality in Scotland - 2012/13
- Scotland’s Changing Population
- Number of Centenarians in Scotland Continues to Increase
- Census 2011: Release 2A
- Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - Second Quarter 2013
- More marriages in Scotland
- Scotland’s Population at its Highest Ever
- Census 2011: Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C
- NRS Records Management Plan Agreed
- Household Growth at Slowest Rate in 10 Years
- Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events - first quarter - 2013
- Valuation Rolls for 1895 Launched
- First Records Management Plan Submitted
- Census 2011: Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1B
- Marriages Rise Again
- Increase in Scottish Electorate
- Public Records (Scotland) Act Comes into Force
- 2012
- 2022
- NRS Updates: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information