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Births and deaths

Year to mid-2025. Natural change is negative. Calendar series 2015–2024.

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Year to mid-2025 components published; longer births/deaths calendar series not fully transcribed in Wave A.

Births (year to mid-2025)
45,400Published
Rounded national figure from NRS main points.
Deaths (year to mid-2025)
61,600Published
Rounded national figure from NRS main points.

Scotland live births and deaths (calendar year registrations)

Scotland. Blank years are missing, not zero. Source

201555,098 · 57,579
201654,488 · 56,728
201752,861 · 57,883
201851,308 · 58,503
201949,863 · 58,108
202046,809 · 64,093
202147,786 · 63,587
202246,959 · 62,941
202345,935 · 63,445
202445,763 · 62,291

Year	births	deaths
2015	55,098	57,579
2016	54,488	56,728
2017	52,861	57,883
2018	51,308	58,503
2019	49,863	58,108
2020	46,809	64,093
2021	47,786	63,587
2022	46,959	62,941
2023	45,935	63,445
2024	45,763	62,291

Calendar-year registrations 2015–2024 (10). Distinct from mid-year population estimate birth/death components. 2025 calendar year NOT YET PUBLISHED in Vital Events Reference Tables.

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