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Population by Country of Birth and Nationality, Scotland, 2018

Population by Country of Birth and Nationality, Scotland, 2018

24 May 2019

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Introduction

Estimates of the Scottish population by Country of Birth and Nationality from the Annual Population Survey (APS).

These figures differ from the official mid-year population estimates (MYE) published by National Records of Scotland (NRS), as the APS excludes students in halls who do not have a parent resident in the UK and people in most other types of communal establishments (for example hotels, boarding houses, hostels, care homes, prisons, mobile home sites, etc). Whilst the official MYE are available by sex and age, the APS can be used to provide population estimates by additional variables, including country of birth and nationality.

The latest figures are for the year to end of December 2018. Comparable UK figures can be found on the ONS website.

Report

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Population by Country of Birth and Nationality, Scotland, 2018 (767 KB)

Infographic Summary (PDF 232 KB). This is also available from our Infographics page.

About this publication (PDF 129 KB)

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Tables

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Table 1

Estimated population resident in Scotland, by council area and country of birth, 2000 to 2018
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Table 2

Estimated population resident in Scotland, by council area and nationality, 2000 to 2018
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Table 3

Population by country of birth and nationality in Scotland, by council area, 2018 (split by EU and non-EU country of birth)

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Table 4

Most common non-UK countries of birth, and non-British nationalities in Scotland, 2018.

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Table 5

Population by country of birth and nationality in Scotland, 2004-2018 (Time Series)

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