The Scottish Government

Accommodation type

All children looked after

Year

At home

With foster carers or prospective adopters

With friends or relatives ⁵

In residential care

Number

% year on year change

As proportion of 0-17 population

1971

-

-

-

-

14,788

0.93

1972

-

-

-

-

19,166

30

1.21

1973

-

-

-

-

20,703

8

1.31

1974

-

-

-

-

20,553

-1

1.31

1975 ³

-

-

-

-

18,936

-8

1.22

1976

5,883

3,763

1,430

6,242

17,318

-9

1.13

1977

5,593

3,733

1,337

6,209

16,872

-3

1.13

1978

-

-

-

-

17,107

1

1.17

1979

-

-

-

-

16,887

-1

1.17

1980

-

-

-

-

16,845

0

1.20

1981

-

-

-

-

17,045

1

1.24

1982

-

-

-

-

16,084

-6

1.20

1983

-

-

-

-

15,529

-3

1.18

1984

-

-

-

-

13,783

-11

1.08

1985

-

-

-

-

13,261

-4

1.06

1986

-

-

-

-

13,319

0

1.08

1987

5,949

2,759

1,025

2,784

12,517

-6

1.04

1988

6,064

2,620

939

2,664

12,287

-2

1.04

1989

6,262

2,560

851

2,364

12,037

-2

1.03

1990

7,128

2,593

928

2,313

12,962

8

1.12

1991

6,625

2,492

1,147

2,401

12,665

-2

1.10

1992

6,527

2,746

1,200

2,298

12,771

1

1.11

1993

6,447

2,574

1,221

2,124

12,371

-3

1.08

1994 ³

6,335

2,589

1,121

2,083

12,128

-2

1.06

1995 ³

6,224

2,605

1,021

2,042

11,891

-2

1.03

1996 ³

6,112

2,620

920

2,001

11,653

-2

1.02

1997

6,000

2,635

820

1,960

11,415

-2

1.00

1998

5,455

2,794

738

1,817

10,804

-5

0.96

1999

5,309

3,155

943

1,784

11,191

4

1.00

2000

5,270

3,181

1,274

1,585

11,309

1

1.02

2001

4,842

3,280

1,195

1,582

10,897

-4

0.99

2002

4,909

3,328

1,409

1,595

11,241

3

1.04

2003

4,851

3,468

1,518

1,550

11,388

1

1.06

2004

4,982

3,608

1,518

1,567

11,675

3

1.10