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Description
Annual publication of mid-year population estimates by age and sex as at 30 June every year, where population for higher geographies is aggregated from the population estimates for 2011 Data Zones.
For population estimates based on 2001 data zones, see here.
Data zones are the small area geography used by the Scottish Government to allow statistics to be available across a number of policy areas. Data zones were initially set up to nest within council area boundaries and to have a population of between 500 and 1,000 household residents. As much as possible, data zones were set up to contain households with similar social characteristics and to take into consideration physical boundaries. More information on data zone geography can be found on the Scottish Government website. There are 6,976 data zones in Scotland.
Following the 2011 Census the Scottish Government completed a consultation on the redrawing of data zone boundary and finalised the new data zones. 2011 Data Zones were published at the end of 2014.
Intermediate zones are built up from data zones. Intermediate zones are the statistical small geographical areas designed to contain a population of between 2,500 and 6,000 household residents. There are 1,235 intermediate zones in Scotland. More information on intermediate geography can be found on the Scottish Government website.
For more information on population statistics, please see the NRS website here: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates
Details
Confidentiality Policy
Quality Management
Accuracy and Reliability
Population estimates are based on the 2011 Census and updated annually by 'ageing on' the population and applying information on births, deaths and migration.
Coherence and Comparability
Coherence - Further information on the population estimates can be found in methodology sections on the National Records of Scotland (NRS) website for Mid-year Population Estimates and Small Area Population Estimates.
Comparability - The statistics are designed to be consistent, and incorporate comparable historical data where appropriate. The small area estimates are consistent with the higher level mid-year estimates for council areas and for Scotland.
Accessibility and Clarity
Relevance
Population estimates are used for a variety of purposes including resource allocation and planning of services such as education and health. They are also used for calculating rates and performance measures, informing local and national policy, weighting surveys and in modelling the economy. In addition, population estimates at data zone level can be used as building blocks for a variety of different geographies that can inform planning, provision of services at sub-council area level and allocation of resources. They are used as the denominator to calculate many per capita rates and are available to use as the denominator in devising other rates a user might wish to create. The estimates are also important in a number of other applications, such as the development and maintenance of the Scottish Government’s Urban Rural Classification and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).
Timeliness and Punctuality
The estimates refer to the population as at 30 June each year. The population estimates and Scotland and council levels are published ten months after this data. The small area population estimates are published fourteen months after this date.
Mid-year population estimates at Scotland and council level, and Health Board areas are published by NRS in April every year. Small area population estimates at data zone and intermediate zone levels, Scottish Parliamentary Constituency and UK Parliamentary Constituency, are published by NRS in August every year. The dates of publications are preannounced on the Future Publications section of the NRS website.
Revisions
Population estimates are not subject to scheduled revision.
Revisions and corrections to previously published statistics are dealt with in accordance with the Scottish Government Statistician Group corporate policy statement on revisions and corrections - a copy of which is available on the Scottish Government website.
URI
This is a linked data resource: it has a permanent unique uri at which both humans and machines can find it on the Internet, and which can be used an identifier in queries on our SPARQL endpoint.
Dimensions Linked Data
A linked data-orientated view of dimensions and values
| Dimension | Locked Value |
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Age
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/age
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Reference Area
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refArea
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(not locked to a value) |
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Reference Period
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refPeriod
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(not locked to a value) |
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Sex
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/sex
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(not locked to a value) |
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Measure Type
http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#measureType
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(not locked to a value) |
Graphs
Linked Data is stored in graphs. We keep dataset contents (the data) separately from the metadata, to make it easier for you to find exactly what you need.
The data in this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/population-estimates-current-geographic-boundaries
The data structure definition for this data cube dataset is stored in the same graph as the data: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/population-estimates-current-geographic-boundaries
All other metadata about this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/population-estimates-current-geographic-boundaries/metadata
Linked Data Resources
A breakdown by type of the 3,013,448 resources in this dataset's data graph.
| Resource type | Number of resources |
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| Collection | 2 |
| Component specification | 7 |
| Data set | 1 |
| Data structure definition | 1 |
| Observation | 3,013,437 |
All metadata
- Accuracy and Reliability http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/accuracy-and-reliability
- Population estimates are based on the 2011 Census and updated annually by 'ageing on' the population and applying information on births, deaths and migration. xsd:string
- Comment rdfs:comment http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment
- Mid-year population estimates. Higher geographies are aggregated from 2011 Data Zones. xsd:string
- Comparability and Coherence http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/comparability-and-coherence
- *Coherence* - Further information on the population estimates can be found in methodology sections on the National Records of Scotland (NRS) website for [Mid-year Population Estimates]( https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates) and [Small Area Population Estimates]( https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/small-area-population-estimates). *Comparability* - The statistics are designed to be consistent, and incorporate comparable historical data where appropriate. The small area estimates are consistent with the higher level mid-year estimates for council areas and for Scotland. xsd:string
- Contact email http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#contactEmail
- mailto:statistics.enquiries@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
- Creator dcterms:creator http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator
- National Records of Scotland http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/national-records-of-scotland
- Date Issued dcterms:issued http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued
- April 11, 2017 08:31 xsd:dateTime
- April 12, 2017 16:11 xsd:dateTime
- Date Modified dcterms:modified http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified
- May 25, 2017 16:20 xsd:dateTime
- Description dcterms:description http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
- Annual publication of mid-year population estimates by age and sex as at 30 June every year, where population for higher geographies is aggregated from the population estimates for 2011 Data Zones. For population estimates based on 2001 data zones, see [here](http://statistics.gov.scot/data/population-estimates-historical-geographic-boundaries). Data zones are the small area geography used by the Scottish Government to allow statistics to be available across a number of policy areas. Data zones were initially set up to nest within council area boundaries and to have a population of between 500 and 1,000 household residents. As much as possible, data zones were set up to contain households with similar social characteristics and to take into consideration physical boundaries. More information on data zone geography can be found on the [Scottish Government](http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2004/02/18917/33243) website. There are 6,976 data zones in Scotland. Following the 2011 Census the Scottish Government completed a consultation on the redrawing of data zone boundary and finalised the new data zones. 2011 Data Zones were published at the end of 2014. Intermediate zones are built up from data zones. Intermediate zones are the statistical small geographical areas designed to contain a population of between 2,500 and 6,000 household residents. There are 1,235 intermediate zones in Scotland. More information on intermediate geography can be found on the [Scottish Government](http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2005/02/20732/53081) website. For more information on population statistics, please see the NRS website here: [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates) xsd:string
- Graph http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#graph
- http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/population-estimates-current-geographic-boundaries
- Has a SPARQL endpoint at void:sparqlEndpoint http://rdfs.org/ns/void#sparqlEndpoint
- http://statistics.gov.scot/sparql
- http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#nextUpdateDue http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#nextUpdateDue
- August 2017 xsd:string
- In folder http://publishmydata.com/def/ontology/folder/inFolder
- Population http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/population
- National Records of Scotland http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/organisations/national-records-of-scotland
- Label rdfs:label http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
- Population Estimates (Current Geographic Boundaries) xsd:string
- License dcterms:license http://purl.org/dc/terms/license
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
- Publisher dcterms:publisher http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher
- National Records of Scotland http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/national-records-of-scotland
- References dcterms:references http://purl.org/dc/terms/references
- http://statistics.gov.scot/help http://statistics.gov.scot/help
- Relevance http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/relevance
- Population estimates are used for a variety of purposes including resource allocation and planning of services such as education and health. They are also used for calculating rates and performance measures, informing local and national policy, weighting surveys and in modelling the economy. In addition, population estimates at data zone level can be used as building blocks for a variety of different geographies that can inform planning, provision of services at sub-council area level and allocation of resources. They are used as the denominator to calculate many per capita rates and are available to use as the denominator in devising other rates a user might wish to create. The estimates are also important in a number of other applications, such as the development and maintenance of the Scottish Government’s Urban Rural Classification and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). xsd:string
- Revisions http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/revisions
- Population estimates are not subject to scheduled revision. Revisions and corrections to previously published statistics are dealt with in accordance with the Scottish Government Statistician Group corporate policy statement on revisions and corrections - a copy of which is available on the [Scottish Government]( http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/CPSonRevisionsCorrections/Q/EditMode/on/ForceUpdate/on) website. xsd:string
- Theme dcat:theme http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#theme
- Population http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/population
- National Records of Scotland http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/organisations/national-records-of-scotland
- Timeliness and Punctuality http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/timeliness-and-punctuality
- The estimates refer to the population as at 30 June each year. The population estimates and Scotland and council levels are published ten months after this data. The small area population estimates are published fourteen months after this date. Mid-year population estimates at Scotland and council level, and Health Board areas are published by NRS in April every year. Small area population estimates at data zone and intermediate zone levels, Scottish Parliamentary Constituency and UK Parliamentary Constituency, are published by NRS in August every year. The dates of publications are preannounced on the [Future Publications](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/future-publications) section of the NRS website. xsd:string
- Title dcterms:title http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
- Population Estimates (Current Geographic Boundaries) xsd:string
- Type rdf:type http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- Data set http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#DataSet
- Dataset http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#Dataset
- http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#LinkedDataset
- Structure qb:structure http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#structure
- http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/population-estimates-current-geographic-boundaries http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/population-estimates-current-geographic-boundaries
- Type rdf:type http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- Data set http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#DataSet
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