Mid-Year Population Estimates

Background

The latest annual mid-year population estimates for Scotland and its constituent NHS Board and council areas. This section also includes historical data back to 1982 and a time series dataset. More detailed information on Migration can be found on this website. Additional commentary on population estimates and migration can be found in the Registrar General’s Annual Review. Population estimates are available for other areas, including small areas.

Data

Population Estimates Time Series Data

Population Pyramids of Scotland

Census Report 2011

Census Report 2001

Additional Information

Scotland's Census website

Methodology

Mid-2018
Mid-Year Population Estimates for Scotland: Methodology Guide
Published 25 April 2019
(Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) 634 KB)

Quality assurance arrangements for administrative data
Further Information on the quality assurance arrangements for administrative data used in population estimates are outlined in a report which can be found in the National and Official Statistics section of the website.

Information on population estimates across the UK

Population estimates for local authorities across UK constituent countries: a comparison of data sources and methods (PDF 181 KB, available from the Office for National Statistics website)

Information on the Consistency of methods used for population statistics across UK countries (PDF 746 KB, available from the Office for National Statistics website)

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Enquiries and Suggestions

If you have comments or suggestions that would help us improve our outputs or our standards of service please contact:

Alan Ferrier, Senior Statistician,
National Records of Scotland,
Room 1/2/3, Ladywell House, Ladywell Road, Edinburgh. EH12 7TF.
Telephone: (0131) 314 4530
E-mail: Alan.Ferrier@nrscotland.gov.uk