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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998

1B births

Table 1B1 Births and deaths, 1855-1997

Year	Live births			Deaths
Year	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Under 1 year
1855	93,349	47,804	45,545	62,004	30,626	31,378	11,691
1861	107,009	54,606	52,403	62,341	30,890	31,451	11,869
1871	116,128	60,029	56,099	74,712	36,827	37,885	15,134
1881	126,171	64,720	61,451	72,325	36,097	36,228	14,198
1891	125,986	64,769	61,217	83,573	41,122	42,451	16,110
1901	132,192	67,753	64,439	80,107	40,213	39,894	17,104
1911	121,850	62,274	59,576	71,732	35,823	35,909	13,707
1921	123,201	63,075	60,126	66,210	33,085	33,125	11,130
1931	92,220	46,972	45,248	64,229	32,238	31,991	7,544
1941	89,748	46,104	43,644	72,558	37,690	34,868	7,426
1951	90,639	46,699	43,940	65,778	33,116	32,662	3,391
1961	101,169	51,964	49,205	63,928	32,819	31,109	2,615
1971	86,728	44,467	42,261	61,614	31,585	30,029	1,722
1981	69,054	35,283	33,771	63,828	31,700	32,128	780
1988	66,212	34,060	32,152	61,957	30,195	31,762	543
1989	63,480	32,504	30,976	65,017	31,025	33,992	554
1990	65,973	33,898	32,075	61,527	29,617	31,910	510
1991	67,024	34,419	32,605	61,041	29,312	31,729	473
1992	65,789	33,610	32,179	60,937	29,334	31,603	449
1993	63,337	32,374	30,963	64,049	30,504	33,545	412
1994	61,656	31,399	30,257	59,328	28,416	30,912	382
1995	60,051	30,652	29,399	60,500	28,791	31,709	375
1996	59,296	30,523	28,773	60,654	29,209	31,445	365
1997	59,440	30,516	28,924	59,494	28,305	31,189	316

Source: General Register Office (Scotland)

Chart 1B1 Births and deaths, 1855 to 1997

Births and Deaths Chart