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Future and Recent Publications

Future and Recent Publications

COVID-19 and the production of statistics

Details explaining the change in frequency for Deaths involving COVID-19 can be found at NRS Publication Schedule Changes.

NRS publishes official statistics to help government, business and the public make informed decisions. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NRS is reviewing its data gathering and release practices, and focussing efforts on priority analysis and statistics.

Throughout this process, we will be guided by the Code of Practice for Statistics, and will focus on producing statistics that are high quality, trustworthy, and of public value. Users and stakeholders will be advised of any changes as soon as possible. The latest information on publication dates and further information including contact details is available below.

Scotland’s Chief Statistician and Chief Social Researcher have also issued a statement on the Scottish Government Statistics blog.

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Recent Publications
Our recent publications can be found below.

Future Publications
The timings for some of these publications may be subject to change.
* indicates publication timing is provisional
** indicates changes to certain publication dates
For more information explaining these delays, please see NRS Publication Schedule Changes

Note Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, weekly data
19 May 2021 Weekly and monthly data on births and deaths registered in Scotland, April 2021
19 May 2021 Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, April 2021
June 2021 Vital Events Reference Tables 2020
June 2021 Population By Country of Birth and Nationality for Scottish Areas, 2020
June 2021 Mid-Year Population Estimates, Mid 2020
June 2021 Migration Statistics, Mid-2020 update
June 2021 Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, May 2021
June 2021 Deaths from specific causes, 2020
June 2021 Births, deaths and other vital events, first quarter 2021
June 2021 Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2020
June 2021 Alcohol deaths, 2020
June 2021 Avoidable mortality, 2020
June 2021 Suicide deaths, 2020
June 2021 Weekly and monthly data on births and deaths registered in Scotland, May 2021
July 2021 Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, June 2021
July 2021 Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2020
July 2021 Volatile Substance Abuse and Helium Deaths, 2020
July 2021 Weekly and monthly data on births and deaths registered in Scotland, June 2021
August 2021 Small Area Population Estimates, Mid-2020
August 2021 Local Area Migration, 2020
August 2021 Weekly and monthly data on births and deaths registered in Scotland, July 2021
September 2021 Population Estimates for Scottish Centenarians, 2010-2020
September 2021 Weekly and monthly data on births and deaths registered in Scotland, August 2021
September 2021 Births, deaths and other vital events, second quarter 2021
September 2021 Life Expectancy in Scotland 2018-2020
October 2021 Weekly and monthly data on births and deaths registered in Scotland, September 2021
October 2021 Population By Country of Birth and Nationality for Scottish Areas, July 2020 to June 2021
November 2021 Weekly and monthly data on births and deaths registered in Scotland, October 2021
December 2021 Weekly and monthly data on births and deaths registered in Scotland, November 2021
December 2021 Births, deaths and other vital events, third quarter 2021
December 2021 Healthy Life Expectancy in Scotland, 2018-2020

Recent Publications

14 March 2021 Weekly and monthly data on births and deaths registered in Scotland, March 2021
14 March 2021 Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, March  2021
30 March 2021 Electoral Statistics, Scotland, December 2020
23 March 2021 Babies' First Names, 2020 (Full Lists)
23 March 2021 Most Common Surnames in Birth, Marriage and Death registers, 2020