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About Vital Events Reference Tables

Since 1855 the Registrar General of Scotland has, under statute, produced an annual report containing a general abstract of the numbers of births, deaths, and marriages registered during the foregoing year.

In 2001 the annual report was given a major makeover. This was to produce a shorter easier to read report, in colour, with additional commentary and charts. To reflect the change in content and style, the title of the Report was changed to 'Scotland's Population - the Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends'.

View the reference tables published as a companion to 'Scotland's Population - The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends' from 2001 up to 2007 from our Vital Events Reference Tables page.