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11/08/2016
The figures have been published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) from 'Scotland's Population 2015 – the Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends'.
The report found that a total of 55,098 births were registered in Scotland in 2015, with 1,627 (2.9%) fewer births than 2014.
In 2015, there were 504 adoptions recorded in Scotland, a rise of 11% since 2014 – and is now the highest number recorded since 1996.
With regards to marriage, there were 29,691 marriages in Scotland in 2015. Of these, 1,671 were same-sex marriages following The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 coming into force on 16 December 2014.
A majority of same-sex marriages were couples who changed their existing civil partnerships to marriage – 936 in total, or 56%. There were just 64 civil partnerships – 33 male couples and 31 female couples.
The average age at which people marry for the first time, meanwhile, has increased by around two years since 2005, to 33.6 years for men and 31.9 years for women in 2015.
Tim Ellis, the Registrar General of Scotland, said: "The figures produced by National Records of Scotland paint a picture of our nation in 2015.
"The Registrar General's Annual Review has been published since 1855, and over that time my predecessors have faithfully recorded the state of our nation, and told our story – one of changes, both big and small.
"The population in 1855 was 2,978,065. This year's figures show our population is still increasing, mostly due to migration, and in 2015 was at its highest ever at 5,373,000 people. The population is continuing to age and this change will bring both opportunities and challenges in the years ahead.
"As well as more people moving to Scotland than leaving, fewer babies were born during 2015 and there were more deaths than in 2014."
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Fewer Births Recorded In Scotland In 2015
There were fewer births recorded in Scotland in 2015, newly-released statistics have revealed.The figures have been published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) from 'Scotland's Population 2015 – the Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends'.
The report found that a total of 55,098 births were registered in Scotland in 2015, with 1,627 (2.9%) fewer births than 2014.
In 2015, there were 504 adoptions recorded in Scotland, a rise of 11% since 2014 – and is now the highest number recorded since 1996.
With regards to marriage, there were 29,691 marriages in Scotland in 2015. Of these, 1,671 were same-sex marriages following The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 coming into force on 16 December 2014.
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A majority of same-sex marriages were couples who changed their existing civil partnerships to marriage – 936 in total, or 56%. There were just 64 civil partnerships – 33 male couples and 31 female couples.
The average age at which people marry for the first time, meanwhile, has increased by around two years since 2005, to 33.6 years for men and 31.9 years for women in 2015.
Tim Ellis, the Registrar General of Scotland, said: "The figures produced by National Records of Scotland paint a picture of our nation in 2015.
"The Registrar General's Annual Review has been published since 1855, and over that time my predecessors have faithfully recorded the state of our nation, and told our story – one of changes, both big and small.
"The population in 1855 was 2,978,065. This year's figures show our population is still increasing, mostly due to migration, and in 2015 was at its highest ever at 5,373,000 people. The population is continuing to age and this change will bring both opportunities and challenges in the years ahead.
"As well as more people moving to Scotland than leaving, fewer babies were born during 2015 and there were more deaths than in 2014."
(JP/LM)
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