South Ayrshire

This page provides some key statistics for the local authority area South Ayrshire together with the equivalent statistics for Scotland.

		South Ayrshire	Scotland
Population [Footnote 1]	All	111,440	5,194,000
	Males	53,445	2,515,288
	Females	57,995	2,678,712

Households [Footnote 2]		51,255	2,344,436

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	1,067	60,041
	Males	574	30,570
	Females	493	29,471

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		11.7	11.6

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	1,384	55,700
	Males	661	26,504
	Females	723	29,196

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		12.4	10.8

Marriages [Footnote 3]		758	28,903

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		7	525

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	78.3	77.5
	Males	75.5	75.0
	Females	80.9	79.9

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	Lewis	Jack
Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Girls	Emma	Sophie

1. At 30 June 2009. 2. At 30 June 2009 3. For the calendar year 2008. 4. Per 1,000 population. 5. For years 2006-08. 6. For the calendar year 2009.