Population Projections Scotland

Mid-year population estimates - age distribution errors - 1 October 2015

We have recently become aware of errors mainly affecting the age distribution of the mid-year population estimates for 2002 to 2014. This is because of an issue with an input data set used in the calculation of the mid-year estimates, as well as minor unrelated processing errors. Full details of the errors can be found in the Population section of this website. The projections have not been corrected.

Interactive Charts

A visualisation comparing projection variants for Scotland and the UK is available on the Infographics and Visualisations page of this website: Projected population change for Scotland and the UK under variant projections: 2014-based

Population Pyramids of Scotland showing the changing age and sex structure of the country over time.

Variant Population Projections, Scotland

Uses and Limitations of Population Projections
Population projections have limitations. This section contains information about the limitations and uses of projections.

Enquiries

Please contact our Statistics Customer Services if you need any further information.
E-mail: statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk