The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

1. POPULATION

Table 1.6 Distribution of actual and projected population, by age and sex, 1911-20211 Estimated population Projected population2 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 Persons (thousands) 4,751 4,882 4,843 5,102 5,184 5,236 5,180 5,107 5,134 5,082 5,040 Males (thousands) 2,304 2,348 2,326 2,439 2,485 2,516 2,495 2,470 2,502 2,493 2,478 Females (thousands) 2,447 2,535 2,517 2,664 2,699 2,720 2,685 2,637 2,632 2,590 2,562 Distribution Total 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 0-4 112 97 87 93 91 85 61 64 56 54 54 5-14 211 198 182 154 168 174 151 124 125 112 109 15-29 266 263 258 217 200 210 237 230 190 188 175 30-44 201 199 198 213 193 174 188 213 235 198 181 45-59 129 150 162 180 192 177 170 167 190 219 217 60-64 28 33 40 44 50 56 50 52 50 64 70 65-74 38 42 53 67 69 82 89 86 86 91 111 75+ 16 17 20 32 37 42 54 64 68 74 84 Males Total 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 0-4 116 102 92 99 97 91 65 68 59 57 56 5-14 219 207 191 164 179 186 160 132 132 17 113 15-29 267 261 263 218 205 220 250 242 199 197 183 30-44 200 192 189 215 196 177 194 220 241 203 187 45-59 126 152 160 175 191 175 170 168 192 221 219 60-64 26 32 39 40 46 53 47 50 49 63 69 65-74 34 39 49 61 58 70 78 78 79 86 105 75+ 12 13 16 27 29 28 35 43 49 56 66 Females Total 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 0-4 107 93 83 87 85 79 58 60 53 52 52 5-14 204 189 174 145 157 163 142 117 119 106 104 15-29 265 264 254 215 195 201 226 219 181 179 167 30-44 202 205 205 210 190 171 182 207 229 193 175 45-59 131 149 164 185 193 178 170 166 188 217 215 60-64 29 34 40 48 54 59 53 53 52 65 71 65-74 43 45 56 73 80 93 99 94 92 96 116 75+ 19 21 24 37 45 55 55 84 87 91 100 Source: General Register Office for Scotland 1 See introductory notes, paragraph 1.4 for details of assumptions made in this table. 2 Based on mid-1994 estimate of resident population.