Official Statistics
Geography
Data Linkage and Research
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See future publications [1] and subscribe [2] for email updates.
Scotland's Population [5]
An overview of our statistics on the population of Scotland.
Council Area Profiles [6]
All our statistics for your council area in one place.
Infographics and interactive visualisations [7]
Baby Names [9]
Surnames [10]
Collectively these statistics are called vital events and include: births, deaths, marriages, adoptions, stillbirths, and civil partnerships. The reference tables are a good place to start.
Regular data tables
Reference Tables (annual) [12]
Births, Deaths and Other Vital Events (quarterly) [13]
Births and Deaths (monthly) [14]
Births and Deaths (weekly) [15]
Time series
Births [16]
Deaths [17]
Marriages and Civil Partnerships [18]
Cause of death
Accidental [19]
Age-standardised Death Rates [20]
Alcohol [21]
Avoidable mortality [22]
Clostridium Difficile (C.diff) [23]
Dementia and Alzheimer's [24]
Drug Related [25]
Hypothermia [26]
MRSA [27]
Probable Suicides [28]
Volatile Substance Abuse and Helium [29]
Winter Mortality [30]
Estimates (national and sub-national)
Scotland, council, and health board area [32]
Time Series [33]
National and sub-national data from 1855 onwards
Data Zone [34]
Small areas of around 500 to 1,000 people
Electoral Ward [35]
NUTS (Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics) [36]
Territories used to make regional statistics for the EU
Scottish Parliamentary Constituency [37]
UK Parliamentary Constituency [38]
Estimates (other area or sub-group)
Country of Birth and Nationality [39]
SIMD (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation) [40]
Settlements and Localities [41]
A settlement is a set of adjacent urban postcodes with more than 500 people in total. Bigger settlements are split into localities.
Urban Rural Classification [42]
Very Old (age 90+) and Centenarians [43]
Projections
National [44]
Sub-National [45]
Healthy Life Expectancy [47]
Life Expectancy [48]
Migration Statistics Quarterly Summary [50]
An overview of key migration trends in Scotland
Population by country of birth and nationality [39]
To or From Scotland [51]
Within Scotland [52]
Between Scotland and the Rest of the UK [53]
Between Scotland and Overseas [54]
Local Area [55]
Estimates (National and Sub-National) [57]
Estimates (Data Zone) [58]
Small areas of around 500 to 1,000 people.
Projections [59]
Recent Census data (1991 to present day) [61]
Historical Census data [62]
Download geographical directories, digital boundaries and maps.
NHS Central Register [64]
Request data for medical research.
Scottish Longitudinal Study [65]
Request access to this large-scale linkage study.
Indexing team [66]
Use our indexing services for your data linkage research.
Census data linkage [67]
Access census records in a secure research facility for data linkage projects.
What We Do [68]
National and Official Statistics [69]
Revisions and Corrections [70]
Data Access and Confidentiality [71]
The Vision for Demographic Statistics [72]
User consultations and seminars [73]
Links
[1] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/future-publications
[2] http://register.scotstat.org/Subscribe/Step1
[3] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/covid19stats
[4] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/stats-at-a-glance
[5] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/stats-at-a-glance/registrar-generals-annual-review
[6] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/stats-at-a-glance/council-area-profiles
[7] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/stats-at-a-glance/infographics-and-visualisations
[8] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/names
[9] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/names/babies-first-names
[10] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/names/most-common-surnames
[11] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events
[12] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/vital-events-reference-tables
[13] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/births-deaths-and-other-vital-events-quarterly-figures
[14] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/weekly-and-monthly-data-on-births-and-deaths/monthly-data-on-births-and-deaths-registered-in-scotland
[15] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/weekly-and-monthly-data-on-births-and-deaths/weekly-data-on-births-and-deaths
[16] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/births/births-time-series-data
[17] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/deaths-time-series-data
[18] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/marriages-and-civil-partnerships/marriages-and-civil-partnership-time-series-data
[19] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/accidental-deaths
[20] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/age-standardised-death-rates-calculated-using-the-esp
[21] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/alcohol-deaths
[22] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/avoidable-mortality
[23] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/clostridium-difficile-cdiff-deaths
[24] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/dementia-and-alzheimers-deaths
[25] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/drug-related-deaths-in-scotland
[26] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/hypothermia-deaths
[27] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/mrsa-deaths
[28] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/suicides
[29] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/volatile-substance-abuse-and-helium-deaths
[30] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/winter-mortality
[31] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population
[32] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates
[33] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates/population-estimates-time-series-data
[34] 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
[35] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/electoral-ward-population-estimates
[36] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/nuts-population-estimates
[37] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates
[38] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/ukpc-population-estimates
[39] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/population-by-country-of-birth-and-nationality
[40] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/population-estimates-by-simd-2016
[41] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/settlements-and-localities
[42] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/population-estimates-by-urban-rural-classification
[43] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/centenarians-population-estimates
[44] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-projections/population-projections-scotland
[45] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-projections/sub-national-population-projections
[46] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/life-expectancy
[47] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/life-expectancy/healthy-life-expectancy-in-scotland
[48] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/life-expectancy/life-expectancy-at-scotland-level
[49] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration
[50] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics-quarterly-summary-for-scotland
[51] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/migration-flows/total-migration-to-or-from-scotland
[52] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/migration-flows/migration-within-scotland
[53] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/migration-flows/migration-between-scotland-and-the-rest-of-the-uk
[54] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/migration-flows/migration-between-scotland-and-overseas
[55] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/local-area-migration
[56] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/households
[57] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/households/household-estimates
[58] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/households/household-estimates/small-area-statistics-on-households-and-dwellings
[59] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/households/household-projections
[60] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/electoral-statistics
[61] https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/
[62] https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/other-census-sources
[63] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products
[64] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/nhs-central-register
[65] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/scottish-longitudinal-study-sls
[66] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/national-records-of-scotland-indexing-team
[67] https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/custom-microdata-projects
[68] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/about-our-statistics/what-we-do
[69] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/about-our-statistics/national-and-official-statistics
[70] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/about-our-statistics/revisions-and-corrections
[71] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/about-our-statistics/data-access-and-confidentiality
[72] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/statistics/Events/Events/zoo-conference/vision-for-demographic-statistics.pdf
[73] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/user-consultation-groups-and-seminars