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All current and archive news releases issued by and on behalf of the General Register Office for Scotland. You will find older releases using the links on the left.

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Drug-Related Deaths in Scotland in 2009 (17 August 2010)
The Registrar General for Scotland today published a short paper analysing the number of drug-related deaths in Scotland.

Scotland’s Population Rising Despite Financial Climate (6 August 2010)
Scotland’s population continued to rise in the year ending 30 June 2009 to a total of 5,194,000 - an increase of around 25,000, or half a per cent, over the previous year.

Scottish Death Rate at 30 Year Low (10 June 2010)
Scotland’s death rate for the first quarter of 2010 was at its lowest level for more than 30 years, provisional statistics show.

Increase in Number of Households in Scotland (20 May 2010)
The number of households in Scotland is continuing to increase, the Registrar General for Scotland announced today.

Parliament Approves the Next Census (28 April 2010)
The Scottish Parliament has confirmed that census day 2011, one of the most important days of the next decade, will take place on Sunday 27 March after MSPs approved the questions that will be asked of the country’s five million residents.

Scottish Population Highest for a Generation (28 April 2010)
The estimated population of Scotland was 5,194,000 in mid-2009. This was a rise of 25,500 on the previous year, and the highest population since 1979.

Life Expectancy in Special Areas (25 March 2010)
The Registrar General for Scotland today published a report on differences in life expectancy between urban and rural areas, deprived and less deprived areas, and Community Health Partnership areas. The report shows life expectancy in the period 2006-2008. 

A Fall in Deaths from Scotland’s Three Biggest Killers (11 March 2010)
The number of deaths in Scotland fell by more than 3 per cent to 53,856 last year, the Registrar General announced today.

Population Projections for Scotland’s Council Areas (3 February 2010)
Scotland’s expected population increase is likely to be unevenly spread across the country, according to a report issued today by the Registrar General for Scotland.
 
1939 Identity Register Open to the Public (7 January 2010)

Family historians have been given access for the first time to information from the National Identity Register drawn up at the outbreak of the Second World War.

Jack and Sophie Stay at Number One (22 December 2009)
Jack and Sophie head up the lists of most popular baby names for 2009, the Registrar General announced today.
 
Death Toll Down this Summer (10 December 2009)
12,427 deaths were registered in Scotland in the third quarter of 2009 - 199 (1.6 per cent) fewer than the same period in 2008. This is the lowest total between July and September for at least thirty years.
 
Scotland’s Census Questions Unveiled (26 November 2009)
Proposals for the comprehensive population survey that helps to decide how billions of pounds worth of future public services are planned were unveiled today.

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