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Official Statistics
Geography
Data Linkage and Research
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Official Statistics
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths
Summaries
Scotland's Population
An overview of our statistics on the population of Scotland.
Council Area Profiles
All our statistics for your council area in one place.
Infographics and interactive visualisations
Names
Births, Deaths, and Marriages
Collectively these statistics are called vital events and include: births, deaths, marriages, adoptions, stillbirths, and civil partnerships. The reference tables are a good place to start.
Regular data tables
Reference Tables (annual)
Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events (quarterly)
Weekly Births
Weekly Deaths
Monthly Births
Monthly mortality analysis, Scotland
Time series
Births
Deaths
Marriages and Civil Partnerships
Cause of death
Accidental
Age-standardised Death Rates
Alcohol
Avoidable mortality
Clostridium Difficile (C.diff)
Dementia and Alzheimer's
Drug Related
Hypothermia
MRSA
Probable Suicides
Volatile Substance Abuse and Helium
Winter Mortality
Population
Estimates (national and sub-national)
Scotland, council, and health board area
Time Series
National and sub-national data from 1855 onwards
Data Zone
Small areas of around 500 to 1,000 people
NUTS (Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics)
Territories used to make regional statistics for the EU
Scottish Parliamentary Constituency
Estimates (other area or sub-group)
Country of Birth and Nationality
SIMD (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation)
Settlements and Localities
A settlement is a set of adjacent urban postcodes with more than 500 people in total. Bigger settlements are split into localities.
Very Old (age 90+) and Centenarians
Projections
National
Sub-National
Life Expectancy
Healthy Life Expectancy
Life Expectancy
Migration
Migration Statistics Quarterly Summary
An overview of key migration trends in Scotland
Population by country of birth and nationality
Between Scotland and the Rest of the UK
Households and Dwellings
Estimates (National and Sub-National)
Estimates (Data Zone)
Small areas of around 500 to 1,000 people.
Electoral Register
Census
Recent Census data (1991 to present day)
Historical Census data
Geography
Download geographical directories, digital boundaries and maps.
Data Linkage and Research
NHS Central Register
Request data for medical research.
Scottish Longitudinal Study
Request access to this large-scale linkage study.
Indexing team
Use our indexing services for your data linkage research.
Census data linkage
Access census records in a secure research facility for data linkage projects.
Corporate
What We Do
National and Official Statistics
Revisions and Corrections
Data Access and Confidentiality
The Vision for Demographic Statistics
User consultations and seminars