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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 1B2 Number of live births, by age of mother, 1951-1997 |
Year |
All |
Age of mother |
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Under 20 |
20-24 |
25-29 |
30-34 |
35-39 |
40-44 |
45+ |
Not stated |
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| 1951 | 90,639 |
3,696 |
24,675 |
28,377 |
19,039 |
11,241 |
3,229 |
212 |
170 |
| 1961 | 101,169 |
6,332 |
31,145 |
31,321 |
19,502 |
9,972 |
2,706 |
148 |
43 |
| 1971 | 86,728 |
9,196 |
31,480 |
26,015 |
12,854 |
5,583 |
1,468 |
65 |
67 |
| 1981 | 69,054 |
6,871 |
23,020 |
23,140 |
12,118 |
3,234 |
554 |
27 |
90 |
| 1988 | 66,212 |
6,158 |
18,812 |
23,918 |
12,828 |
3,858 |
533 |
22 |
83 |
| 1989 | 63,480 |
5,720 |
17,164 |
22,899 |
13,110 |
3,846 |
618 |
22 |
101 |
| 1990 | 65,973 |
5,603 |
16,953 |
24,203 |
14,379 |
4,143 |
603 |
24 |
65 |
| 1991 | 67,024 |
5,523 |
16,723 |
24,163 |
15,206 |
4,589 |
686 |
31 |
103 |
| 1992 | 65,789 |
5,206 |
15,405 |
23,571 |
15,973 |
4,877 |
674 |
23 |
60 |
| 1993 | 63,337 |
4,750 |
13,923 |
22,758 |
16,088 |
5,049 |
697 |
23 |
49 |
| 1994 | 61,656 |
4,303 |
12,637 |
21,851 |
16,705 |
5,346 |
736 |
26 |
52 |
| 1995 | 60,051 |
4,280 |
11,913 |
20,395 |
16,803 |
5,799 |
811 |
26 |
24 |
| 1996 | 59,296 |
4,544 |
11,026 |
19,511 |
17,038 |
6,126 |
891 |
32 |
128 |
| 1997 | 59,440 |
4,835 |
10,607 |
18,782 |
17,455 |
6,740 |
936 |
19 |
66 |
Source: General Register Office (Scotland) |
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