Mary Allison Co-ordinator Physical Activity Strategy for Scotland.

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Mary Allison Co-ordinator Physical Activity Strategy for Scotland

Transcript of Mary Allison Co-ordinator Physical Activity Strategy for Scotland.

  • Mary AllisonCo-ordinator Physical Activity Strategy for Scotland

  • OutlineScotlands health: the challenge

    Scotlands policy responses

    Scotlands physical activity strategy

    Implementing the physical activity strategy

  • Scotlands health: the challenge

    (i) Tackle inequalitiesWHO World Health Report 1997

  • All cause mortality age standardised rates among women aged 15-74 yearsScotland in context of maximum, minimum, and mean rates for 17 Western European countriesSource: WHOSIS (May 2002)200400600800100019501955196019651970197519801985199019952000Year of deathRate per 100.000 population per yearMaximumMeanMinimum ICD6/7: A000 ICD8: A000 ICD9: B00 ICD10: AAAScotland's rank: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

  • Scotlands health: the challenge

    (i) Tackle inequalities(ii) Promote healthy ageingWHO World Health Report 1997

  • Data

    Scottish population by age and sex 1901-2031

    Scotland MalesMYPECensus sum

    0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990+All agesAll ages 2

    1901268,372249,308238,287230,353210,398181,335150,924132,643118,709100,47183,69065,60455,56136,97626,30214,7607,2602,8042,177,0002,173,755

    1911268,172257,920246,792233,470201,793182,029170,208157,601133,151115,25798,21879,12459,93746,13132,18516,4627,4113,0012,304,1002,308,862

    1921238,614240,211246,667238,849202,954172,505155,015150,155145,836141,962119,35496,48875,94656,86034,81619,4158,7333,2632,347,6422,347,642

    1931213,599229,413214,553219,181205,809186,553162,252143,903134,485129,904126,694115,55591,69568,11545,99924,5589,7673,5122,325,5232,325,546

    19412,161,164

    1951241,026202,490195,698173,180172,426187,251166,096177,684180,021168,701141,363115,77897,91083,23165,72841,57917,8206,3782,438,7162,434,358

    1961240,105215,054230,075187,397159,342161,055162,768170,489153,234163,860164,307147,276113,16383,44560,20640,22021,7249,0372,485,2932,482,759

    1971228,479240,146226,542199,410196,618158,295148,136147,432151,355156,963139,612143,183133,702106,62067,87039,35420,49410,4112,515,7062,514,622

    1981163,218178,153222,084234,145210,521179,145185,241154,619143,617141,709141,938140,567118,117108,22385,96152,85523,6658,3702,7122,494,860

    1982166,256168,418214,409234,232215,516182,749176,752165,470143,672140,320141,239137,822122,850104,28586,15253,85824,6208,3542,7322,489,706

    1983168,490161,305205,650231,876220,094186,157172,816171,017144,766140,976139,715136,622127,32698,65586,13755,12425,8118,5102,7642,483,811

    1984167,758159,532195,347228,244224,637191,068171,453174,866146,708141,366138,607135,427132,06293,91786,03356,13727,0668,6582,8502,481,736

    1985166,525159,516185,974221,564227,765196,783171,547178,720147,998141,494137,654134,685128,61797,41385,49857,08628,1129,0972,9902,479,038

    1986165,492160,670176,418217,742227,454201,161173,426180,425151,330140,067136,370133,467127,154100,73683,69457,35928,7989,5182,9402,474,221

    1987164,914163,314166,913210,507226,441205,565176,838171,983162,125140,127135,564133,086125,130105,37781,14458,00629,66310,0982,9832,469,778

    1988165,323165,200159,685201,712222,394207,604179,473168,002167,600141,146136,313132,289124,768109,52077,09358,71330,58210,7363,0532,461,206

    1989166,824164,737158,527191,450218,145210,071183,922166,946171,581143,474137,086131,692124,541114,25973,92259,28631,55411,4693,1412,462,627

    1990167,017164,642159,041182,956213,100212,623190,298167,551175,681144,745137,512131,104124,296111,74677,33559,07532,26411,7723,2332,465,991

    1991166,809164,111160,704173,617211,042212,144195,124170,005177,938148,420136,308130,513123,741111,21880,70258,39732,97512,4663,2772,469,511

    1992167,267164,160163,578165,926205,541211,981199,523174,215169,935159,485136,378129,979123,626109,66584,53856,83233,64812,9003,6002,472,777

    1993165,872166,092166,036159,926200,329211,596203,817178,166166,950165,733137,738130,923122,901109,22787,80353,91934,30313,3843,8152,478,530

    1994165,589167,539165,633159,305193,681210,217207,424183,256166,401169,728139,905131,562121,958108,75791,21951,70934,53513,8203,9992,486,237

    1995164,123167,227165,032159,926186,332206,466209,532189,310166,582173,587141,048131,738121,420108,64989,52954,82435,09414,4704,2662,489,155

    1996160,414167,023164,235161,055178,075204,037208,925193,540168,667175,460144,441130,219120,856108,11189,03557,64634,71914,8964,4572,485,811

    1997156,823167,934164,490163,335169,581197,956208,698197,921172,746167,364155,418130,242120,575108,28588,10760,88833,89215,3934,6592,484,307

    1998154,150166,372166,075165,394163,165190,959207,574201,627176,416164,292161,551131,588121,701108,20588,31563,50432,47016,0554,9882,484,401

    1999151,073165,966167,233164,443162,359182,667205,603204,864181,068163,416165,292133,663122,572107,59388,67366,08931,46716,3525,2552,485,648

    2001147,000160,000167,000165,000165,000168,000198,000207,000191,000166,000171,000138,000122,000108,00089,00065,00036,00017,0006,0002,485,000

    2006142,000147,000160,000168,000171,000157,000162,000196,000205,000188,000162,000164,000130,000110,00092,00068,00042,00018,0007,0002,489,000

    2011140,000141,000146,000161,000174,000163,000152,000161,000195,000202,000184,000157,000155,000118,00095,00072,00046,00022,0008,0002,492,000

    2016141,000139,000141,000148,000167,000166,000158,000150,000160,000192,000198,000178,000149,000142,000103,00076,00050,00025,00011,0002,494,000

    2021138,000140,000139,000142,000153,000159,000161,000157,000149,000157,000188,000192,000170,000137,000125,00083,00054,00029,00013,0002,487,000

    2026133,000138,000140,000141,000148,000146,000154,000159,000155,000147,000154,000183,000183,000157,000121,000101,00060,00032,00016,0002,468,000

    2031126,000132,000137,000141,000146,000140,000141,000153,000158,000153,000145,000150,000175,000170,000139,000100,00074,00036,00018,0002,434,000

    Scotland FemalesMYPECensus sum

    0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990+All agesAll ages 2

    1901264,678243,441231,030225,675222,894197,635164,286145,279126,708108,34492,85377,15670,05449,80537,83122,50112,6185,6082,302,1002,298,394

    1911264,602255,873243,392229,317217,719203,742185,352167,084142,637125,791107,47487,14669,68858,40848,28126,18813,0706,3262,447,0002,452,090

    1921233,815237,212243,397239,316225,881203,904182,966174,043162,560148,036125,222104,10685,45066,54048,72030,41815,8687,3512,534,8552,534,804

    1931209,755226,319211,265220,126215,796202,504187,248172,270157,769150,695139,845122,474100,09480,68460,19235,69816,7168,0312,517,4572,517,482

    19412,658,232

    1951229,842195,368190,869188,713191,748194,011178,864190,869190,177180,913166,645144,922126,820108,95885,63856,16928,03113,4432,663,7422,662,004

    1961229,131205,670219,046186,740173,662165,976169,725176,844167,244178,785177,922165,248146,372121,10593,65365,15036,18918,1752,698,5432,696,637

    1971215,844228,303215,546192,854193,804158,138152,437153,387159,902165,846156,183163,132159,278140,630111,39775,83945,05826,7632,719,8942,714,341

    1981154,690169,560210,628225,169204,911176,172183,160155,549149,125148,855152,731154,413142,304139,929125,43396,25758,86626,72910,8592,685,340

    1982158,052159,496204,666224,019208,428179,466175,194165,830148,374147,776152,035151,548146,713135,130125,18396,68960,19827,32010,9772,677,094

    1983160,050153,246196,122221,753211,498182,811171,341171,124149,448147,759150,521150,076150,991128,611124,33997,81361,77128,08811,4272,668,789

    1984159,854151,370186,342217,750215,245187,317170,123174,740150,651148,201148,470148,929154,802122,683124,05598,80663,83428,99511,6972,663,864

    1985158,847151,204177,416211,615217,820191,782170,624178,420150,773148,132146,671148,610148,969126,280123,33799,66264,92730,79011,9832,657,862

    1986158,020152,387167,803207,921216,528195,918171,934180,402153,105146,413145,255147,323146,007129,777120,65499,40265,88431,83112,2152,648,779

    1987157,463155,514157,911202,313215,171198,782175,321172,313163,507145,872144,265146,887143,449134,294116,85499,68267,10133,17212,9512,642,822

    1988157,450156,999151,671193,208212,020200,138178,527168,519168,527146,841144,551145,613142,337138,454111,44699,42868,41234,56313,4902,632,194

    1989158,677157,169150,235183,757208,116203,380183,373167,852172,806148,421145,477144,256141,997142,516106,67799,55969,55636,16213,9872,633,973

    1990158,442157,245150,921175,458204,880207,197189,051169,001176,827148,869145,621142,719141,925137,626110,48298,96769,90736,57114,5002,636,209

    1991158,296156,814152,552165,970203,155207,470194,323171,245179,392151,616144,176141,567141,066135,163114,01197,42370,29137,40115,5582,637,489

    1992159,074156,889155,942157,318198,426207,574197,937175,457172,051162,145143,876140,715140,604132,863118,02594,46570,61238,18216,2682,638,423

    1993158,722158,172158,123152,362192,216207,446201,766180,099168,938167,985145,157141,346139,220131,831121,70590,05670,61438,93316,9792,641,670

    1994158,730159,461158,042151,443185,389205,853205,816185,112168,203172,161146,606141,998137,721131,185124,75386,05070,57939,65517,4062,646,163

    1995157,270158,940157,766152,265178,657202,239208,859190,370169,087175,956146,987142,073136,316131,078120,54189,76070,66440,40118,2162,647,445

    1996153,456158,762157,292153,443170,579199,269208,764194,992171,171178,325149,577140,655135,306130,268118,45992,85569,67140,67218,6732,642,189

    1997149,841159,486157,285156,558161,850193,711209,029198,570175,191170,890160,036140,264134,614129,997116,78396,54467,54541,02118,9782,638,193

    1998146,667159,051158,309158,208156,468185,593208,414202,093179,770167,639165,748141,594135,441129,167116,15299,63664,81241,40919,4282,635,599

    1999143,724158,900159,114158,356155,442177,134205,711205,645184,172166,865169,767143,133136,233127,888115,864102,26562,24341,40519,6912,633,552

    2001140,000153,000158,000159,000158,000161,000197,000208,000194,000170,000175,000146,000135,000126,000115,00098,00068,00041,00023,0002,624,000

    2006135,000138,000152,000160,000166,000151,000159,000196,000206,000192,000167,000171,000140,000127,000113,00097,00072,00041,00025,0002,609,000

    2011133,000133,000138,000154,000167,000159,000149,000158,000195,000205,000190,000164,000165,000132,000115,00097,00073,00044,00026,0002,595,000

    2016134,000132,000133,000140,000161,000160,000157,000148,000157,000193,000202,000186,000158,000155,000120,00099,00075,00046,00028,0002,584,000

    2021131,000132,000131,000135,000146,000153,000158,000156,000147,000156,000191,000198,000179,000149,000142,000105,00079,00049,00032,0002,570,000

    2026126,000130,000132,000133,000141,000139,000152,000157,000155,000146,000154,000187,000191,000170,000137,000124,00084,00052,00035,0002,548,000

    2031120,000125,000129,000134,000140,000134,000138,000151,000156,000154,000144,000151,000181,000182,000157,000121,000100,00056,00040,0002,513,000

    Scotland Males and FemalesMYPECensus sum

    0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990+All agesAll ages 2

    1901533,030492,736469,302456,020433,302378,966315,194277,896245,429208,802176,514142,750125,62186,80464,13037,25319,9018,4084,479,1004,472,058

    1911532,793513,797490,183462,760419,531385,776355,592324,646275,799241,045205,671166,298129,592104,54980,45942,65820,4729,3314,751,1004,760,952

    1921472,430477,411490,056478,192428,830376,392337,966324,198308,379290,020244,564200,622161,415123,38183,54049,80124,60810,5954,882,4974,882,399

    1931423,373455,724425,843439,307421,581389,037349,518316,150292,274280,602266,558238,032191,782148,825106,20760,24726,49111,5264,842,9804,843,077

    19414,819,396

    1951470,858397,877386,563361,896364,190381,263344,976368,573370,204349,614308,027260,733224,752192,186151,36497,74945,86819,8255,102,4585,096,517

    1961469,249420,718449,153374,156332,980327,024332,462347,327320,498342,614342,199312,522259,537204,532153,878105,34857,90527,2435,183,8365,179,344

    1971444,305468,411442,057392,277390,447316,405300,561300,875311,280322,784295,802306,313292,979247,225179,249115,24665,57137,1785,235,6005,228,963

    1981317,908347,713432,712459,314415,432355,317368,401310,168292,742290,564294,669294,980260,421248,152211,394149,11282,53135,09913,5715,180,200

    1982324,308327,914419,075458,251423,944362,215351,946331,300292,046288,096293,274289,370269,563239,415211,335150,54784,81835,67413,7095,166,800

    1983328,540314,551401,772453,629431,592368,968344,157342,141294,214288,735290,236286,698278,317227,266210,476152,93787,58236,59814,1915,152,600

    1984327,612310,902381,689445,994439,882378,385341,576349,606297,359289,567287,077284,356286,864216,600210,088154,94390,90037,65314,5475,145,600

    1985325,372310,720363,390433,179445,585388,565342,171357,140298,771289,626284,325283,295277,586223,693208,835156,74893,03939,88714,9735,136,900

    1986323,512313,057344,221425,663443,982397,079345,360360,827304,435286,480281,625280,790273,161230,513204,348156,76194,68241,34915,1555,123,000

    1987322,377318,828324,824412,820441,612404,347352,159344,296325,632285,999279,829279,973268,579239,671197,998157,68896,76443,27015,9345,112,600

    1988322,773322,199311,356394,920434,414407,742358,000336,521336,127287,987280,864277,902267,105247,974188,539158,14198,99445,29916,5435,093,400

    1989325,501321,906308,762375,207426,261413,451367,295334,798344,387291,895282,563275,948266,538256,775180,599158,845101,11047,63117,1285,096,600

    1990325,459321,887309,962358,414417,980419,820379,349336,552352,508293,614283,133273,823266,221249,372187,817158,042102,17148,34317,7335,102,200

    1991325,105320,925313,256339,587414,197419,614389,447341,250357,330300,036280,484272,080264,807246,381194,713155,820103,26649,86718,8355,107,000

    1992326,341321,049319,520323,244403,967419,555397,460349,672341,986321,630280,254270,694264,230242,528202,563151,297104,26051,08219,8685,111,200

    1993324,594324,264324,159312,288392,545419,042405,583358,265335,888333,718282,895272,269262,121241,058209,508143,975104,91752,31720,7945,120,200

    1994324,319327,000323,675310,748379,070416,070413,240368,368334,604341,889286,511273,560259,679239,942215,972137,759105,11453,47521,4055,132,400

    1995321,393326,167322,798312,191364,989408,705418,391379,680335,669349,543288,035273,811257,736239,727210,070144,584105,75854,87122,4825,136,600

    1996313,870325,785321,527314,498348,654403,306417,689388,532339,838353,785294,018270,874256,162238,379207,494150,501104,39055,56823,1305,128,000

    1997306,664327,420321,775319,893331,431391,667417,727396,491347,937338,254315,454270,506255,189238,282204,890157,432101,43756,41423,6375,122,500

    1998300,817325,423324,384323,602319,633376,552415,988403,720356,186331,931327,299273,182257,142237,372204,467163,14097,28257,46424,4165,120,000

    1999294,797324,866326,347322,799317,801359,801411,314410,509365,240330,281335,059276,796258,805235,481204,537168,35493,71057,75724,9465,119,200

    2001287,000313,000325,000325,000323,000328,000396,000414,000385,000336,000346,000284,000256,000234,000205,000163,000104,00057,00029,0005,109,000

    2006276,000285,000311,000329,000337,000308,000322,000393,000411,000380,000330,000335,000270,000237,000205,000165,000115,00059,00032,0005,098,000

    2011273,000275,000284,000315,000340,000322,000301,000319,000389,000406,000374,000320,000320,000250,000210,000169,000119,00066,00034,0005,087,000

    2016274,000271,000273,000288,000327,000325,000315,000298,000316,000385,000400,000364,000306,000298,000223,000176,000126,00071,00040,0005,078,000

    2021270,000273,000270,000277,000300,000312,000319,000312,000296,000313,000379,000390,000349,000287,000267,000188,000133,00078,00045,0005,058,000

    2026259,000268,000271,000274,000289,000285,000306,000316,000310,000293,000309,000370,000374,000328,000259,000226,000144,00084,00051,0005,016,000

    2031246,000257,000267,000275,000286,000275,000278,000303,000314,000307,000289,000301,000356,000352,000296,000220,000173,00092,00058,0004,947,000

    Sources:

    1901-1971 GRO (Scotland) census, but 'all ages' total from MYPE, note 85+ oldest age group from census data and census totals 'all ages 2' not necessarily congruent with MYPE totals

    1981 - 1999 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    from 2001 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Data for charts

    Total population 1901-2031

    19014,479,100

    19114,751,100

    19214,882,497

    19314,842,980

    19414,819,396

    19515,102,458

    19615,183,836

    19715,235,600

    19815,180,200

    19915,107,000

    20015,109,000

    20115,087,000

    20215,058,000

    20314,947,000

    Source: To 1991 GRO(S) MYPE, from 2001 GAD projections

    Population pyramids

    19111931195119711991

    MalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMales

    0-4268,172264,602-268,1720-4213,599209,755-213,5990-4241,026229,842-241,0260-4228,479215,844-228,4790-4166,809158,296-166,809

    5-9257,920255,873-257,9205-9229,413226,319-229,4135-9202,490195,368-202,4905-9240,146228,303-240,1465-9164,111156,814-164,111

    10-14246,792243,392-246,79210-14214,553211,265-214,55310-14195,698190,869-195,69810-14226,542215,546-226,54210-14160,704152,552-160,704

    15-19233,470229,317-233,47015-19219,181220,126-219,18115-19173,180188,713-173,18015-19199,410192,854-199,41015-19173,617165,970-173,617

    20-24201,793217,719-201,79320-24205,809215,796-205,80920-24172,426191,748-172,42620-24196,618193,804-196,61820-24211,042203,155-211,042

    25-29182,029203,742-182,02925-29186,553202,504-186,55325-29187,251194,011-187,25125-29158,295158,138-158,29525-29212,144207,470-212,144

    30-34170,208185,352-170,20830-34162,252187,248-162,25230-34166,096178,864-166,09630-34148,136152,437-148,13630-34195,124194,323-195,124

    35-39157,601167,084-157,60135-39143,903172,270-143,90335-39177,684190,869-177,68435-39147,432153,387-147,43235-39170,005171,245-170,005

    40-44133,151142,637-133,15140-44134,485157,769-134,48540-44180,021190,177-180,02140-44151,355159,902-151,35540-44177,938179,392-177,938

    45-49115,257125,791-115,25745-49129,904150,695-129,90445-49168,701180,913-168,70145-49156,963165,846-156,96345-49148,420151,616-148,420

    50-5498,218107,474-98,21850-54126,694139,845-126,69450-54141,363166,645-141,36350-54139,612156,183-139,61250-54136,308144,176-136,308

    55-5979,12487,146-79,12455-59115,555122,474-115,55555-59115,778144,922-115,77855-59143,183163,132-143,18355-59130,513141,567-130,513

    60-6459,93769,688-59,93760-6491,695100,094-91,69560-6497,910126,820-97,91060-64133,702159,278-133,70260-64123,741141,066-123,741

    65-6946,13158,408-46,13165-6968,11580,684-68,11565-6983,231108,958-83,23165-69106,620140,630-106,62065-69111,218135,163-111,218

    70-7432,18548,281-32,18570-7445,99960,192-45,99970-7465,72885,638-65,72870-7467,870111,397-67,87070-7480,702114,011-80,702

    75-7916,46226,188-16,46275-7924,55835,698-24,55875-7941,57956,169-41,57975-7939,35475,839-39,35475-7958,39797,423-58,397

    80-847,41113,070-7,41180-849,76716,716-9,76780-8417,82028,031-17,82080-8420,49445,058-20,49480-8432,97570,291-32,975

    85+3,0016,326-3,00185+3,5128,031-3,51285+6,37813,443-6,37885+10,41126,763-10,41185+15,74352,959-15,743

    2,308,8622,452,090-2,308,8622,325,5462,517,482-2,325,5462,434,3582,662,004-2,434,3582,514,6222,714,341-2,514,6222,469,5112,637,489-2,469,511

    2001201120212031

    MalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMales

    0-4147,000140,000-147,0000-4140,000133,000-140,0000-4138,000131,000-138,0000-4126,000120,000-126,000

    5-9160,000153,000-160,0005-9141,000133,000-141,0005-9140,000132,000-140,0005-9132,000125,000-132,000

    10-14167,000158,000-167,00010-14146,000138,000-146,00010-14139,000131,000-139,00010-14137,000129,000-137,000

    15-19165,000159,000-165,00015-19161,000154,000-161,00015-19142,000135,000-142,00015-19141,000134,000-141,000

    20-24165,000158,000-165,00020-24174,000167,000-174,00020-24153,000146,000-153,00020-24146,000140,000-146,000

    25-29168,000161,000-168,00025-29163,000159,000-163,00025-29159,000153,000-159,00025-29140,000134,000-140,000

    30-34198,000197,000-198,00030-34152,000149,000-152,00030-34161,000158,000-161,00030-34141,000138,000-141,000

    35-39207,000208,000-207,00035-39161,000158,000-161,00035-39157,000156,000-157,00035-39153,000151,000-153,000

    40-44191,000194,000-191,00040-44195,000195,000-195,00040-44149,000147,000-149,00040-44158,000156,000-158,000

    45-49166,000170,000-166,00045-49202,000205,000-202,00045-49157,000156,000-157,00045-49153,000154,000-153,000

    50-54171,000175,000-171,00050-54184,000190,000-184,00050-54188,000191,000-188,00050-54145,000144,000-145,000

    55-59138,000146,000-138,00055-59157,000164,000-157,00055-59192,000198,000-192,00055-59150,000151,000-150,000

    60-64122,000135,000-122,00060-64155,000165,000-155,00060-64170,000179,000-170,00060-64175,000181,000-175,000

    65-69108,000126,000-108,00065-69118,000132,000-118,00065-69137,000149,000-137,00065-69170,000182,000-170,000

    70-7489,000115,000-89,00070-7495,000115,000-95,00070-74125,000142,000-125,00070-74139,000157,000-139,000

    75-7965,00098,000-65,00075-7972,00097,000-72,00075-7983,000105,000-83,00075-79100,000121,000-100,000

    80-8436,00068,000-36,00080-8446,00073,000-46,00080-8454,00079,000-54,00080-8474,000100,000-74,000

    85+23,00064,000-23,00085+30,00070,000-30,00085+42,00081,000-42,00085+54,00096,000-54,000

    2,486,0002,625,000-2,486,0002,492,0002,597,000-2,492,0002,486,0002,569,000-2,486,0002,434,0002,513,000-2,434,000

    Sources:

    1911-1971 GRO (Scotland) census

    1991 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    2001-2031 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Absolute and relative numbers of older people 1901-2031

    All ages65+65-7475-8485+%65+%65-74%75-8485%+

    19014,472,103216,495150,93357,1538,4084.83.41.30.2

    1906

    19114,760,904257,470185,00963,1309,3315.43.91.30.2

    1916

    19214,882,497291,924206,92074,40910,5956.04.21.50.2

    1926

    19314,842,980353,295255,03186,73811,5267.35.31.80.2

    1936

    1941

    1946

    19515,096,415506,991343,549143,61719,8259.96.72.80.4

    1956

    19615,179,344548,907358,411163,25327,24310.66.93.20.5

    1966

    19715,228,963644,470426,474180,81837,17812.38.23.50.7

    1976

    19815,180,200739,859459,546231,64348,67014.38.94.50.9

    19865,123,000742,808434,861251,44356,50414.58.54.91.1

    19915,107,000768,882441,094259,08668,70215.18.65.11.3

    19965,128,000779,462445,873254,89178,69815.28.75.01.5

    20015,109,000792,000439,000267,00086,00015.58.65.21.7

    20065,098,000813,000442,000280,00091,00015.98.75.51.8

    20115,087,000848,000460,000288,000100,00016.79.05.72.0

    20165,078,000934,000521,000302,000111,00018.410.35.92.2

    20215,058,000998,000554,000321,000123,00019.711.06.32.4

    20265,016,0001,092,000587,000370,000135,00021.811.77.42.7

    20314,947,0001,191,000648,000393,000150,00024.113.17.93.0

    Sources:

    1911-1971 GRO (Scotland) census

    1981-1996 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    2001-2031 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Absolute and relative numbers of older people 1901-2031

    65-7475-8485+%65-74%75-8485%+

    1901150,93357,1538,4083.41.30.2

    1911185,00963,1309,3313.91.30.2

    1921206,92074,40910,5954.21.50.2

    1931255,03186,73811,5265.31.80.2

    1941299,290115,17715,6766.02.30.3

    1951343,549143,61719,8256.72.80.4

    1961358,411163,25327,2436.93.20.5

    1971426,474180,81837,1788.23.50.7

    1981459,546231,64348,6708.94.50.9

    1991441,094259,08668,7028.65.11.3

    2001439,000267,00086,0008.65.21.7

    2011460,000288,000100,0009.05.72.0

    2021554,000321,000123,00011.06.32.4

    2031648,000393,000150,00013.17.93.0

    Sources:

    1911-1971 GRO (Scotland) census

    1981-1996 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    2001-2031 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Note figures for 1941 are averages for 1931 and 1951 for the purposes of the chart

    Totpop1901-2031

    4479100

    4751100

    4882497

    4842980

    4819396

    5102458

    5183836

    5235600

    5180200

    5107000

    5109000

    5087000

    5058000

    4947000

    Year

    Total population

    Scotland's population 1901-2031

    Poppyr1911

    264602.33415-268171.64985

    255872.98275-257920.40469

    243391.9719-246791.80071

    229317.1188-233469.79968

    217718.85135-201792.5286

    203742.08085-182028.86676

    185351.59335-170207.61108

    167083.7091-157601.35014

    142636.62105-133150.74513

    125790.9345-115257.24288

    107474.00895-98218.01106

    87146.3901-79123.91253

    69687.6873-59937.46044

    58408.1883-46130.60322

    48281.15985-32185.21566

    26188.0542-16462.02207

    13069.50645-7411.37319

    6326.3277-3001.4907

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group (thousands)

    Scotland 1911

    Poppyr1931

    209754.51724-213599.28755

    226319.3843-229412.84395

    211264.99144-214552.75198

    220126.44008-219180.54275

    215796.41404-205808.7855

    202504.24108-186553.45506

    187248.45166-162251.73971

    172269.58251-143903.36324

    157769.03019-134484.99509

    150694.97602-129903.71478

    139844.73635-126694.49304

    122474.28305-115555.23787

    100094.09032-91695.37189

    80684.49685-68114.56867

    60192.39687-45998.84494

    35697.54026-24557.52288

    16715.91448-9767.1966

    8030.68783-3511.53973

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 1931

    Poppyr1951

    229842.00138-241025.78558

    195368.36323-202489.89844

    190869.4869-195698.03962

    188713.22073-173180.22812

    191747.96571-172425.57714

    194010.71416-187250.81736

    178863.60983-166096.24634

    190869.4869-177683.79042

    190177.35208-180020.7741

    180913.39372-168701.0094

    166644.7682-141363.16906

    144922.38308-115778.06648

    126820.39548-97909.87876

    108957.99301-83230.70002

    85638.37369-65727.666

    56169.4027-41578.83464

    28031.46021-17819.50056

    13443.38785-6378.01796

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 1951

    Poppyr1971

    215844.39632-228478.55492

    228303.22151-240146.401

    215545.81881-226542.29598

    192853.92805-199409.5246

    193803.9474-196618.29418

    158137.50666-158295.4549

    152437.39056-148136.38202

    153387.40991-147432.28786

    159901.82831-151355.09818

    165846.2351-156962.70524

    156183.18114-139611.81344

    163131.8941-143182.57668

    159277.52988-133702.45174

    140630.00721-106619.9728

    111396.55464-67869.64778

    75838.68754-39353.8343

    45058.0606-20494.1693

    26763.40226-10410.53508

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 1971

    Poppyr1991

    158296-166809

    156814-164111

    152552-160704

    165970-173617

    203155-211042

    207470-212144

    194323-195124

    171245-170005

    179392-177938

    151616-148420

    144176-136308

    141567-130513

    141066-123741

    135163-111218

    114011-80702

    97423-58397

    70291-32975

    52959-15743

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 1991

    Poppyr2001

    140000-147000

    153000-160000

    158000-167000

    159000-165000

    158000-165000

    161000-168000

    197000-198000

    208000-207000

    194000-191000

    170000-166000

    175000-171000

    146000-138000

    135000-122000

    126000-108000

    115000-89000

    98000-65000

    68000-36000

    64000-23000

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 2001

    Poppyr2011

    133000-140000

    133000-141000

    138000-146000

    154000-161000

    167000-174000

    159000-163000

    149000-152000

    158000-161000

    195000-195000

    205000-202000

    190000-184000

    164000-157000

    165000-155000

    132000-118000

    115000-95000

    97000-72000

    73000-46000

    70000-30000

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 2011

    Poppyr2021

    131000-138000

    132000-140000

    131000-139000

    135000-142000

    146000-153000

    153000-159000

    158000-161000

    156000-157000

    147000-149000

    156000-157000

    191000-188000

    198000-192000

    179000-170000

    149000-137000

    142000-125000

    105000-83000

    79000-54000

    81000-42000

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 2021

    Poppyr2031

    120000-126000

    125000-132000

    129000-137000

    134000-141000

    140000-146000

    134000-140000

    138000-141000

    151000-153000

    156000-158000

    154000-153000

    144000-145000

    151000-150000

    181000-175000

    182000-170000

    157000-139000

    121000-100000

    100000-74000

    96000-54000

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 2031

    Absnos65+1901-2031

    216494.50623150933.4762557153.476348407.55364

    1906190619061906

    257469.68832185008.7294463129.587049331.37184

    1916191619161916

    291924.49563206920.2228674409.2542810595.01849

    1926192619261926

    353295.391255031.326886737.771811526.2924

    1936193619361936

    1941194119411941

    1946194619461946

    506991.3642343549.33515143616.974719825.05435

    1956195619561956

    548906.87712358410.6048163252.9228827243.34944

    1966196619661966

    644469.68975426474.22228180817.5405437177.92693

    1976197619761976

    73985945954623164348670

    74280843486125144356504

    76888244109425908668702

    77946244587325489178698

    79200043900026700086000

    81300044200028000091000

    848000460000288000100000

    934000521000302000111000

    998000554000321000123000

    1092000587000370000135000

    1191000648000393000150000

    65+ years

    65-74 years

    75-84 years

    85+ years

    Year

    Population in age group

    Absolute numbers of older people in Scotland 1901-2031

    Relnos65+1901-2031

    4.8413.3751.2780.188

    1906190619061906

    5.4083.8861.3260.196

    1916191619161916

    5.9794.2381.5240.217

    1926192619261926

    7.2955.2661.7910.238

    1936193619361936

    1941194119411941

    1946194619461946

    9.9486.7412.8180.389

    1956195619561956

    10.5986.923.1520.526

    1966196619661966

    12.3258.1563.4580.711

    1976197619761976

    14.28244083248.87120188414.47169993440.9395390139

    14.49947296518.48840523134.9081202421.1029474917

    15.05545329948.63704719015.07315449381.3452516154

    15.20011700478.69487129494.97057332291.5346723869

    15.50205519678.5926795855.22607163831.6833039734

    15.94743036488.67006669285.49234994121.7850137309

    16.66994299199.04265775515.66149007271.9657951641

    18.393068137110.25994486025.94722331632.1858999606

    19.731119019410.95294582846.34638196922.4317912218

    21.770334928211.70255183417.37639553432.6913875598

    24.075197089113.09884778657.94420861133.0321406913

    %65+ years

    %65-74 years

    %75-84 years

    %85+ years

    Year

    Percentage of total population in age group

    Percentage of total popuation aged over 65 years in Scotland 1901-2031

    Abs nos2

    150933.4762557153.476348407.55364

    185008.7294463129.587049331.37184

    206920.2228674409.2542810595.01849

    255031.326886737.771811526.2924

    299290.330975115177.3732515675.673375

    343549.33515143616.974719825.05435

    358410.6048163252.9228827243.34944

    426474.22228180817.5405437177.92693

    45954623164348670

    44109425908668702

    43900026700086000

    460000288000100000

    554000321000123000

    648000393000150000

    65-74 years

    75-84 years

    85+ years

    Year

    Population in age group

    Absolute numbers of older people in Scotland 1901-2031

    Rel nos2

    3.3751.2780.188

    3.8861.3260.196

    4.2381.5240.217

    5.2661.7910.238

    6.00352.30450.3135

    6.7412.8180.389

    6.923.1520.526

    8.1563.4580.711

    8.87120188414.47169993440.9395390139

    8.63704719015.07315449381.3452516154

    8.5926795855.22607163831.6833039734

    9.04265775515.66149007271.9657951641

    10.95294582846.34638196922.4317912218

    13.09884778657.94420861133.0321406913

    65-74 years

    75-84 years

    85+ years

    Year

    Percentage of total population in age group

    Percentage of total population aged over 65 years in Scotland 1901-2031

  • Data

    Scottish population by age and sex 1901-2031

    Scotland MalesMYPECensus sum

    0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990+All agesAll ages 2

    1901268,372249,308238,287230,353210,398181,335150,924132,643118,709100,47183,69065,60455,56136,97626,30214,7607,2602,8042,177,0002,173,755

    1911268,172257,920246,792233,470201,793182,029170,208157,601133,151115,25798,21879,12459,93746,13132,18516,4627,4113,0012,304,1002,308,862

    1921238,614240,211246,667238,849202,954172,505155,015150,155145,836141,962119,35496,48875,94656,86034,81619,4158,7333,2632,347,6422,347,642

    1931213,599229,413214,553219,181205,809186,553162,252143,903134,485129,904126,694115,55591,69568,11545,99924,5589,7673,5122,325,5232,325,546

    19412,161,164

    1951241,026202,490195,698173,180172,426187,251166,096177,684180,021168,701141,363115,77897,91083,23165,72841,57917,8206,3782,438,7162,434,358

    1961240,105215,054230,075187,397159,342161,055162,768170,489153,234163,860164,307147,276113,16383,44560,20640,22021,7249,0372,485,2932,482,759

    1971228,479240,146226,542199,410196,618158,295148,136147,432151,355156,963139,612143,183133,702106,62067,87039,35420,49410,4112,515,7062,514,622

    1981163,218178,153222,084234,145210,521179,145185,241154,619143,617141,709141,938140,567118,117108,22385,96152,85523,6658,3702,7122,494,860

    1982166,256168,418214,409234,232215,516182,749176,752165,470143,672140,320141,239137,822122,850104,28586,15253,85824,6208,3542,7322,489,706

    1983168,490161,305205,650231,876220,094186,157172,816171,017144,766140,976139,715136,622127,32698,65586,13755,12425,8118,5102,7642,483,811

    1984167,758159,532195,347228,244224,637191,068171,453174,866146,708141,366138,607135,427132,06293,91786,03356,13727,0668,6582,8502,481,736

    1985166,525159,516185,974221,564227,765196,783171,547178,720147,998141,494137,654134,685128,61797,41385,49857,08628,1129,0972,9902,479,038

    1986165,492160,670176,418217,742227,454201,161173,426180,425151,330140,067136,370133,467127,154100,73683,69457,35928,7989,5182,9402,474,221

    1987164,914163,314166,913210,507226,441205,565176,838171,983162,125140,127135,564133,086125,130105,37781,14458,00629,66310,0982,9832,469,778

    1988165,323165,200159,685201,712222,394207,604179,473168,002167,600141,146136,313132,289124,768109,52077,09358,71330,58210,7363,0532,461,206

    1989166,824164,737158,527191,450218,145210,071183,922166,946171,581143,474137,086131,692124,541114,25973,92259,28631,55411,4693,1412,462,627

    1990167,017164,642159,041182,956213,100212,623190,298167,551175,681144,745137,512131,104124,296111,74677,33559,07532,26411,7723,2332,465,991

    1991166,809164,111160,704173,617211,042212,144195,124170,005177,938148,420136,308130,513123,741111,21880,70258,39732,97512,4663,2772,469,511

    1992167,267164,160163,578165,926205,541211,981199,523174,215169,935159,485136,378129,979123,626109,66584,53856,83233,64812,9003,6002,472,777

    1993165,872166,092166,036159,926200,329211,596203,817178,166166,950165,733137,738130,923122,901109,22787,80353,91934,30313,3843,8152,478,530

    1994165,589167,539165,633159,305193,681210,217207,424183,256166,401169,728139,905131,562121,958108,75791,21951,70934,53513,8203,9992,486,237

    1995164,123167,227165,032159,926186,332206,466209,532189,310166,582173,587141,048131,738121,420108,64989,52954,82435,09414,4704,2662,489,155

    1996160,414167,023164,235161,055178,075204,037208,925193,540168,667175,460144,441130,219120,856108,11189,03557,64634,71914,8964,4572,485,811

    1997156,823167,934164,490163,335169,581197,956208,698197,921172,746167,364155,418130,242120,575108,28588,10760,88833,89215,3934,6592,484,307

    1998154,150166,372166,075165,394163,165190,959207,574201,627176,416164,292161,551131,588121,701108,20588,31563,50432,47016,0554,9882,484,401

    1999151,073165,966167,233164,443162,359182,667205,603204,864181,068163,416165,292133,663122,572107,59388,67366,08931,46716,3525,2552,485,648

    2001147,000160,000167,000165,000165,000168,000198,000207,000191,000166,000171,000138,000122,000108,00089,00065,00036,00017,0006,0002,485,000

    2006142,000147,000160,000168,000171,000157,000162,000196,000205,000188,000162,000164,000130,000110,00092,00068,00042,00018,0007,0002,489,000

    2011140,000141,000146,000161,000174,000163,000152,000161,000195,000202,000184,000157,000155,000118,00095,00072,00046,00022,0008,0002,492,000

    2016141,000139,000141,000148,000167,000166,000158,000150,000160,000192,000198,000178,000149,000142,000103,00076,00050,00025,00011,0002,494,000

    2021138,000140,000139,000142,000153,000159,000161,000157,000149,000157,000188,000192,000170,000137,000125,00083,00054,00029,00013,0002,487,000

    2026133,000138,000140,000141,000148,000146,000154,000159,000155,000147,000154,000183,000183,000157,000121,000101,00060,00032,00016,0002,468,000

    2031126,000132,000137,000141,000146,000140,000141,000153,000158,000153,000145,000150,000175,000170,000139,000100,00074,00036,00018,0002,434,000

    Scotland FemalesMYPECensus sum

    0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990+All agesAll ages 2

    1901264,678243,441231,030225,675222,894197,635164,286145,279126,708108,34492,85377,15670,05449,80537,83122,50112,6185,6082,302,1002,298,394

    1911264,602255,873243,392229,317217,719203,742185,352167,084142,637125,791107,47487,14669,68858,40848,28126,18813,0706,3262,447,0002,452,090

    1921233,815237,212243,397239,316225,881203,904182,966174,043162,560148,036125,222104,10685,45066,54048,72030,41815,8687,3512,534,8552,534,804

    1931209,755226,319211,265220,126215,796202,504187,248172,270157,769150,695139,845122,474100,09480,68460,19235,69816,7168,0312,517,4572,517,482

    19412,658,232

    1951229,842195,368190,869188,713191,748194,011178,864190,869190,177180,913166,645144,922126,820108,95885,63856,16928,03113,4432,663,7422,662,004

    1961229,131205,670219,046186,740173,662165,976169,725176,844167,244178,785177,922165,248146,372121,10593,65365,15036,18918,1752,698,5432,696,637

    1971215,844228,303215,546192,854193,804158,138152,437153,387159,902165,846156,183163,132159,278140,630111,39775,83945,05826,7632,719,8942,714,341

    1981154,690169,560210,628225,169204,911176,172183,160155,549149,125148,855152,731154,413142,304139,929125,43396,25758,86626,72910,8592,685,340

    1982158,052159,496204,666224,019208,428179,466175,194165,830148,374147,776152,035151,548146,713135,130125,18396,68960,19827,32010,9772,677,094

    1983160,050153,246196,122221,753211,498182,811171,341171,124149,448147,759150,521150,076150,991128,611124,33997,81361,77128,08811,4272,668,789

    1984159,854151,370186,342217,750215,245187,317170,123174,740150,651148,201148,470148,929154,802122,683124,05598,80663,83428,99511,6972,663,864

    1985158,847151,204177,416211,615217,820191,782170,624178,420150,773148,132146,671148,610148,969126,280123,33799,66264,92730,79011,9832,657,862

    1986158,020152,387167,803207,921216,528195,918171,934180,402153,105146,413145,255147,323146,007129,777120,65499,40265,88431,83112,2152,648,779

    1987157,463155,514157,911202,313215,171198,782175,321172,313163,507145,872144,265146,887143,449134,294116,85499,68267,10133,17212,9512,642,822

    1988157,450156,999151,671193,208212,020200,138178,527168,519168,527146,841144,551145,613142,337138,454111,44699,42868,41234,56313,4902,632,194

    1989158,677157,169150,235183,757208,116203,380183,373167,852172,806148,421145,477144,256141,997142,516106,67799,55969,55636,16213,9872,633,973

    1990158,442157,245150,921175,458204,880207,197189,051169,001176,827148,869145,621142,719141,925137,626110,48298,96769,90736,57114,5002,636,209

    1991158,296156,814152,552165,970203,155207,470194,323171,245179,392151,616144,176141,567141,066135,163114,01197,42370,29137,40115,5582,637,489

    1992159,074156,889155,942157,318198,426207,574197,937175,457172,051162,145143,876140,715140,604132,863118,02594,46570,61238,18216,2682,638,423

    1993158,722158,172158,123152,362192,216207,446201,766180,099168,938167,985145,157141,346139,220131,831121,70590,05670,61438,93316,9792,641,670

    1994158,730159,461158,042151,443185,389205,853205,816185,112168,203172,161146,606141,998137,721131,185124,75386,05070,57939,65517,4062,646,163

    1995157,270158,940157,766152,265178,657202,239208,859190,370169,087175,956146,987142,073136,316131,078120,54189,76070,66440,40118,2162,647,445

    1996153,456158,762157,292153,443170,579199,269208,764194,992171,171178,325149,577140,655135,306130,268118,45992,85569,67140,67218,6732,642,189

    1997149,841159,486157,285156,558161,850193,711209,029198,570175,191170,890160,036140,264134,614129,997116,78396,54467,54541,02118,9782,638,193

    1998146,667159,051158,309158,208156,468185,593208,414202,093179,770167,639165,748141,594135,441129,167116,15299,63664,81241,40919,4282,635,599

    1999143,724158,900159,114158,356155,442177,134205,711205,645184,172166,865169,767143,133136,233127,888115,864102,26562,24341,40519,6912,633,552

    2001140,000153,000158,000159,000158,000161,000197,000208,000194,000170,000175,000146,000135,000126,000115,00098,00068,00041,00023,0002,624,000

    2006135,000138,000152,000160,000166,000151,000159,000196,000206,000192,000167,000171,000140,000127,000113,00097,00072,00041,00025,0002,609,000

    2011133,000133,000138,000154,000167,000159,000149,000158,000195,000205,000190,000164,000165,000132,000115,00097,00073,00044,00026,0002,595,000

    2016134,000132,000133,000140,000161,000160,000157,000148,000157,000193,000202,000186,000158,000155,000120,00099,00075,00046,00028,0002,584,000

    2021131,000132,000131,000135,000146,000153,000158,000156,000147,000156,000191,000198,000179,000149,000142,000105,00079,00049,00032,0002,570,000

    2026126,000130,000132,000133,000141,000139,000152,000157,000155,000146,000154,000187,000191,000170,000137,000124,00084,00052,00035,0002,548,000

    2031120,000125,000129,000134,000140,000134,000138,000151,000156,000154,000144,000151,000181,000182,000157,000121,000100,00056,00040,0002,513,000

    Scotland Males and FemalesMYPECensus sum

    0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990+All agesAll ages 2

    1901533,030492,736469,302456,020433,302378,966315,194277,896245,429208,802176,514142,750125,62186,80464,13037,25319,9018,4084,479,1004,472,058

    1911532,793513,797490,183462,760419,531385,776355,592324,646275,799241,045205,671166,298129,592104,54980,45942,65820,4729,3314,751,1004,760,952

    1921472,430477,411490,056478,192428,830376,392337,966324,198308,379290,020244,564200,622161,415123,38183,54049,80124,60810,5954,882,4974,882,399

    1931423,373455,724425,843439,307421,581389,037349,518316,150292,274280,602266,558238,032191,782148,825106,20760,24726,49111,5264,842,9804,843,077

    19414,819,396

    1951470,858397,877386,563361,896364,190381,263344,976368,573370,204349,614308,027260,733224,752192,186151,36497,74945,86819,8255,102,4585,096,517

    1961469,249420,718449,153374,156332,980327,024332,462347,327320,498342,614342,199312,522259,537204,532153,878105,34857,90527,2435,183,8365,179,344

    1971444,305468,411442,057392,277390,447316,405300,561300,875311,280322,784295,802306,313292,979247,225179,249115,24665,57137,1785,235,6005,228,963

    1981317,908347,713432,712459,314415,432355,317368,401310,168292,742290,564294,669294,980260,421248,152211,394149,11282,53135,09913,5715,180,200

    1982324,308327,914419,075458,251423,944362,215351,946331,300292,046288,096293,274289,370269,563239,415211,335150,54784,81835,67413,7095,166,800

    1983328,540314,551401,772453,629431,592368,968344,157342,141294,214288,735290,236286,698278,317227,266210,476152,93787,58236,59814,1915,152,600

    1984327,612310,902381,689445,994439,882378,385341,576349,606297,359289,567287,077284,356286,864216,600210,088154,94390,90037,65314,5475,145,600

    1985325,372310,720363,390433,179445,585388,565342,171357,140298,771289,626284,325283,295277,586223,693208,835156,74893,03939,88714,9735,136,900

    1986323,512313,057344,221425,663443,982397,079345,360360,827304,435286,480281,625280,790273,161230,513204,348156,76194,68241,34915,1555,123,000

    1987322,377318,828324,824412,820441,612404,347352,159344,296325,632285,999279,829279,973268,579239,671197,998157,68896,76443,27015,9345,112,600

    1988322,773322,199311,356394,920434,414407,742358,000336,521336,127287,987280,864277,902267,105247,974188,539158,14198,99445,29916,5435,093,400

    1989325,501321,906308,762375,207426,261413,451367,295334,798344,387291,895282,563275,948266,538256,775180,599158,845101,11047,63117,1285,096,600

    1990325,459321,887309,962358,414417,980419,820379,349336,552352,508293,614283,133273,823266,221249,372187,817158,042102,17148,34317,7335,102,200

    1991325,105320,925313,256339,587414,197419,614389,447341,250357,330300,036280,484272,080264,807246,381194,713155,820103,26649,86718,8355,107,000

    1992326,341321,049319,520323,244403,967419,555397,460349,672341,986321,630280,254270,694264,230242,528202,563151,297104,26051,08219,8685,111,200

    1993324,594324,264324,159312,288392,545419,042405,583358,265335,888333,718282,895272,269262,121241,058209,508143,975104,91752,31720,7945,120,200

    1994324,319327,000323,675310,748379,070416,070413,240368,368334,604341,889286,511273,560259,679239,942215,972137,759105,11453,47521,4055,132,400

    1995321,393326,167322,798312,191364,989408,705418,391379,680335,669349,543288,035273,811257,736239,727210,070144,584105,75854,87122,4825,136,600

    1996313,870325,785321,527314,498348,654403,306417,689388,532339,838353,785294,018270,874256,162238,379207,494150,501104,39055,56823,1305,128,000

    1997306,664327,420321,775319,893331,431391,667417,727396,491347,937338,254315,454270,506255,189238,282204,890157,432101,43756,41423,6375,122,500

    1998300,817325,423324,384323,602319,633376,552415,988403,720356,186331,931327,299273,182257,142237,372204,467163,14097,28257,46424,4165,120,000

    1999294,797324,866326,347322,799317,801359,801411,314410,509365,240330,281335,059276,796258,805235,481204,537168,35493,71057,75724,9465,119,200

    2001287,000313,000325,000325,000323,000328,000396,000414,000385,000336,000346,000284,000256,000234,000205,000163,000104,00057,00029,0005,109,000

    2006276,000285,000311,000329,000337,000308,000322,000393,000411,000380,000330,000335,000270,000237,000205,000165,000115,00059,00032,0005,098,000

    2011273,000275,000284,000315,000340,000322,000301,000319,000389,000406,000374,000320,000320,000250,000210,000169,000119,00066,00034,0005,087,000

    2016274,000271,000273,000288,000327,000325,000315,000298,000316,000385,000400,000364,000306,000298,000223,000176,000126,00071,00040,0005,078,000

    2021270,000273,000270,000277,000300,000312,000319,000312,000296,000313,000379,000390,000349,000287,000267,000188,000133,00078,00045,0005,058,000

    2026259,000268,000271,000274,000289,000285,000306,000316,000310,000293,000309,000370,000374,000328,000259,000226,000144,00084,00051,0005,016,000

    2031246,000257,000267,000275,000286,000275,000278,000303,000314,000307,000289,000301,000356,000352,000296,000220,000173,00092,00058,0004,947,000

    Sources:

    1901-1971 GRO (Scotland) census, but 'all ages' total from MYPE, note 85+ oldest age group from census data and census totals 'all ages 2' not necessarily congruent with MYPE totals

    1981 - 1999 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    from 2001 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Data for charts

    Total population 1901-2031

    19014,479,100

    19114,751,100

    19214,882,497

    19314,842,980

    19414,819,396

    19515,102,458

    19615,183,836

    19715,235,600

    19815,180,200

    19915,107,000

    20015,109,000

    20115,087,000

    20215,058,000

    20314,947,000

    Source: To 1991 GRO(S) MYPE, from 2001 GAD projections

    Population pyramids

    19111931195119711991

    MalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMales

    0-4268,172264,602-268,1720-4213,599209,755-213,5990-4241,026229,842-241,0260-4228,479215,844-228,4790-4166,809158,296-166,809

    5-9257,920255,873-257,9205-9229,413226,319-229,4135-9202,490195,368-202,4905-9240,146228,303-240,1465-9164,111156,814-164,111

    10-14246,792243,392-246,79210-14214,553211,265-214,55310-14195,698190,869-195,69810-14226,542215,546-226,54210-14160,704152,552-160,704

    15-19233,470229,317-233,47015-19219,181220,126-219,18115-19173,180188,713-173,18015-19199,410192,854-199,41015-19173,617165,970-173,617

    20-24201,793217,719-201,79320-24205,809215,796-205,80920-24172,426191,748-172,42620-24196,618193,804-196,61820-24211,042203,155-211,042

    25-29182,029203,742-182,02925-29186,553202,504-186,55325-29187,251194,011-187,25125-29158,295158,138-158,29525-29212,144207,470-212,144

    30-34170,208185,352-170,20830-34162,252187,248-162,25230-34166,096178,864-166,09630-34148,136152,437-148,13630-34195,124194,323-195,124

    35-39157,601167,084-157,60135-39143,903172,270-143,90335-39177,684190,869-177,68435-39147,432153,387-147,43235-39170,005171,245-170,005

    40-44133,151142,637-133,15140-44134,485157,769-134,48540-44180,021190,177-180,02140-44151,355159,902-151,35540-44177,938179,392-177,938

    45-49115,257125,791-115,25745-49129,904150,695-129,90445-49168,701180,913-168,70145-49156,963165,846-156,96345-49148,420151,616-148,420

    50-5498,218107,474-98,21850-54126,694139,845-126,69450-54141,363166,645-141,36350-54139,612156,183-139,61250-54136,308144,176-136,308

    55-5979,12487,146-79,12455-59115,555122,474-115,55555-59115,778144,922-115,77855-59143,183163,132-143,18355-59130,513141,567-130,513

    60-6459,93769,688-59,93760-6491,695100,094-91,69560-6497,910126,820-97,91060-64133,702159,278-133,70260-64123,741141,066-123,741

    65-6946,13158,408-46,13165-6968,11580,684-68,11565-6983,231108,958-83,23165-69106,620140,630-106,62065-69111,218135,163-111,218

    70-7432,18548,281-32,18570-7445,99960,192-45,99970-7465,72885,638-65,72870-7467,870111,397-67,87070-7480,702114,011-80,702

    75-7916,46226,188-16,46275-7924,55835,698-24,55875-7941,57956,169-41,57975-7939,35475,839-39,35475-7958,39797,423-58,397

    80-847,41113,070-7,41180-849,76716,716-9,76780-8417,82028,031-17,82080-8420,49445,058-20,49480-8432,97570,291-32,975

    85+3,0016,326-3,00185+3,5128,031-3,51285+6,37813,443-6,37885+10,41126,763-10,41185+15,74352,959-15,743

    2,308,8622,452,090-2,308,8622,325,5462,517,482-2,325,5462,434,3582,662,004-2,434,3582,514,6222,714,341-2,514,6222,469,5112,637,489-2,469,511

    2001201120212031

    MalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMales

    0-4147,000140,000-147,0000-4140,000133,000-140,0000-4138,000131,000-138,0000-4126,000120,000-126,000

    5-9160,000153,000-160,0005-9141,000133,000-141,0005-9140,000132,000-140,0005-9132,000125,000-132,000

    10-14167,000158,000-167,00010-14146,000138,000-146,00010-14139,000131,000-139,00010-14137,000129,000-137,000

    15-19165,000159,000-165,00015-19161,000154,000-161,00015-19142,000135,000-142,00015-19141,000134,000-141,000

    20-24165,000158,000-165,00020-24174,000167,000-174,00020-24153,000146,000-153,00020-24146,000140,000-146,000

    25-29168,000161,000-168,00025-29163,000159,000-163,00025-29159,000153,000-159,00025-29140,000134,000-140,000

    30-34198,000197,000-198,00030-34152,000149,000-152,00030-34161,000158,000-161,00030-34141,000138,000-141,000

    35-39207,000208,000-207,00035-39161,000158,000-161,00035-39157,000156,000-157,00035-39153,000151,000-153,000

    40-44191,000194,000-191,00040-44195,000195,000-195,00040-44149,000147,000-149,00040-44158,000156,000-158,000

    45-49166,000170,000-166,00045-49202,000205,000-202,00045-49157,000156,000-157,00045-49153,000154,000-153,000

    50-54171,000175,000-171,00050-54184,000190,000-184,00050-54188,000191,000-188,00050-54145,000144,000-145,000

    55-59138,000146,000-138,00055-59157,000164,000-157,00055-59192,000198,000-192,00055-59150,000151,000-150,000

    60-64122,000135,000-122,00060-64155,000165,000-155,00060-64170,000179,000-170,00060-64175,000181,000-175,000

    65-69108,000126,000-108,00065-69118,000132,000-118,00065-69137,000149,000-137,00065-69170,000182,000-170,000

    70-7489,000115,000-89,00070-7495,000115,000-95,00070-74125,000142,000-125,00070-74139,000157,000-139,000

    75-7965,00098,000-65,00075-7972,00097,000-72,00075-7983,000105,000-83,00075-79100,000121,000-100,000

    80-8436,00068,000-36,00080-8446,00073,000-46,00080-8454,00079,000-54,00080-8474,000100,000-74,000

    85+23,00064,000-23,00085+30,00070,000-30,00085+42,00081,000-42,00085+54,00096,000-54,000

    2,486,0002,625,000-2,486,0002,492,0002,597,000-2,492,0002,486,0002,569,000-2,486,0002,434,0002,513,000-2,434,000

    Sources:

    1911-1971 GRO (Scotland) census

    1991 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    2001-2031 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Absolute and relative numbers of older people 1901-2031

    All ages65+65-7475-8485+%65+%65-74%75-8485%+

    19014,472,103216,495150,93357,1538,4084.83.41.30.2

    1906

    19114,760,904257,470185,00963,1309,3315.43.91.30.2

    1916

    19214,882,497291,924206,92074,40910,5956.04.21.50.2

    1926

    19314,842,980353,295255,03186,73811,5267.35.31.80.2

    1936

    1941

    1946

    19515,096,415506,991343,549143,61719,8259.96.72.80.4

    1956

    19615,179,344548,907358,411163,25327,24310.66.93.20.5

    1966

    19715,228,963644,470426,474180,81837,17812.38.23.50.7

    1976

    19815,180,200739,859459,546231,64348,67014.38.94.50.9

    19865,123,000742,808434,861251,44356,50414.58.54.91.1

    19915,107,000768,882441,094259,08668,70215.18.65.11.3

    19965,128,000779,462445,873254,89178,69815.28.75.01.5

    20015,109,000792,000439,000267,00086,00015.58.65.21.7

    20065,098,000813,000442,000280,00091,00015.98.75.51.8

    20115,087,000848,000460,000288,000100,00016.79.05.72.0

    20165,078,000934,000521,000302,000111,00018.410.35.92.2

    20215,058,000998,000554,000321,000123,00019.711.06.32.4

    20265,016,0001,092,000587,000370,000135,00021.811.77.42.7

    20314,947,0001,191,000648,000393,000150,00024.113.17.93.0

    Sources:

    1911-1971 GRO (Scotland) census

    1981-1996 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    2001-2031 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Absolute and relative numbers of older people 1901-2031

    65-7475-8485+%65-74%75-8485%+

    1901150,93357,1538,4083.41.30.2

    1911185,00963,1309,3313.91.30.2

    1921206,92074,40910,5954.21.50.2

    1931255,03186,73811,5265.31.80.2

    1941299,290115,17715,6766.02.30.3

    1951343,549143,61719,8256.72.80.4

    1961358,411163,25327,2436.93.20.5

    1971426,474180,81837,1788.23.50.7

    1981459,546231,64348,6708.94.50.9

    1991441,094259,08668,7028.65.11.3

    2001439,000267,00086,0008.65.21.7

    2011460,000288,000100,0009.05.72.0

    2021554,000321,000123,00011.06.32.4

    2031648,000393,000150,00013.17.93.0

    Sources:

    1911-1971 GRO (Scotland) census

    1981-1996 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    2001-2031 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Note figures for 1941 are averages for 1931 and 1951 for the purposes of the chart

    Totpop1901-2031

    4479100

    4751100

    4882497

    4842980

    4819396

    5102458

    5183836

    5235600

    5180200

    5107000

    5109000

    5087000

    5058000

    4947000

    Year

    Total population

    Scotland's population 1901-2031

    Poppyr1911

    264602.33415-268171.64985

    255872.98275-257920.40469

    243391.9719-246791.80071

    229317.1188-233469.79968

    217718.85135-201792.5286

    203742.08085-182028.86676

    185351.59335-170207.61108

    167083.7091-157601.35014

    142636.62105-133150.74513

    125790.9345-115257.24288

    107474.00895-98218.01106

    87146.3901-79123.91253

    69687.6873-59937.46044

    58408.1883-46130.60322

    48281.15985-32185.21566

    26188.0542-16462.02207

    13069.50645-7411.37319

    6326.3277-3001.4907

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group (thousands)

    Population pyramid: Scotland 1911

    Poppyr1931

    209754.51724-213599.28755

    226319.3843-229412.84395

    211264.99144-214552.75198

    220126.44008-219180.54275

    215796.41404-205808.7855

    202504.24108-186553.45506

    187248.45166-162251.73971

    172269.58251-143903.36324

    157769.03019-134484.99509

    150694.97602-129903.71478

    139844.73635-126694.49304

    122474.28305-115555.23787

    100094.09032-91695.37189

    80684.49685-68114.56867

    60192.39687-45998.84494

    35697.54026-24557.52288

    16715.91448-9767.1966

    8030.68783-3511.53973

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 1931

    Poppyr1951

    229842.00138-241025.78558

    195368.36323-202489.89844

    190869.4869-195698.03962

    188713.22073-173180.22812

    191747.96571-172425.57714

    194010.71416-187250.81736

    178863.60983-166096.24634

    190869.4869-177683.79042

    190177.35208-180020.7741

    180913.39372-168701.0094

    166644.7682-141363.16906

    144922.38308-115778.06648

    126820.39548-97909.87876

    108957.99301-83230.70002

    85638.37369-65727.666

    56169.4027-41578.83464

    28031.46021-17819.50056

    13443.38785-6378.01796

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group (thousands)

    Scotland 1951

    Poppyr1971

    215844.39632-228478.55492

    228303.22151-240146.401

    215545.81881-226542.29598

    192853.92805-199409.5246

    193803.9474-196618.29418

    158137.50666-158295.4549

    152437.39056-148136.38202

    153387.40991-147432.28786

    159901.82831-151355.09818

    165846.2351-156962.70524

    156183.18114-139611.81344

    163131.8941-143182.57668

    159277.52988-133702.45174

    140630.00721-106619.9728

    111396.55464-67869.64778

    75838.68754-39353.8343

    45058.0606-20494.1693

    26763.40226-10410.53508

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 1971

    Poppyr1991

    158296-166809

    156814-164111

    152552-160704

    165970-173617

    203155-211042

    207470-212144

    194323-195124

    171245-170005

    179392-177938

    151616-148420

    144176-136308

    141567-130513

    141066-123741

    135163-111218

    114011-80702

    97423-58397

    70291-32975

    52959-15743

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 1991

    Poppyr2001

    140000-147000

    153000-160000

    158000-167000

    159000-165000

    158000-165000

    161000-168000

    197000-198000

    208000-207000

    194000-191000

    170000-166000

    175000-171000

    146000-138000

    135000-122000

    126000-108000

    115000-89000

    98000-65000

    68000-36000

    64000-23000

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 2001

    Poppyr2011

    133000-140000

    133000-141000

    138000-146000

    154000-161000

    167000-174000

    159000-163000

    149000-152000

    158000-161000

    195000-195000

    205000-202000

    190000-184000

    164000-157000

    165000-155000

    132000-118000

    115000-95000

    97000-72000

    73000-46000

    70000-30000

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 2011

    Poppyr2021

    131000-138000

    132000-140000

    131000-139000

    135000-142000

    146000-153000

    153000-159000

    158000-161000

    156000-157000

    147000-149000

    156000-157000

    191000-188000

    198000-192000

    179000-170000

    149000-137000

    142000-125000

    105000-83000

    79000-54000

    81000-42000

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 2021

    Poppyr2031

    120000-126000

    125000-132000

    129000-137000

    134000-141000

    140000-146000

    134000-140000

    138000-141000

    151000-153000

    156000-158000

    154000-153000

    144000-145000

    151000-150000

    181000-175000

    182000-170000

    157000-139000

    121000-100000

    100000-74000

    96000-54000

    Females

    Males

    Age group (years)

    Population in age/sex group

    Population pyramid: Scotland 2031

    Absnos65+1901-2031

    216494.50623150933.4762557153.476348407.55364

    1906190619061906

    257469.68832185008.7294463129.587049331.37184

    1916191619161916

    291924.49563206920.2228674409.2542810595.01849

    1926192619261926

    353295.391255031.326886737.771811526.2924

    1936193619361936

    1941194119411941

    1946194619461946

    506991.3642343549.33515143616.974719825.05435

    1956195619561956

    548906.87712358410.6048163252.9228827243.34944

    1966196619661966

    644469.68975426474.22228180817.5405437177.92693

    1976197619761976

    73985945954623164348670

    74280843486125144356504

    76888244109425908668702

    77946244587325489178698

    79200043900026700086000

    81300044200028000091000

    848000460000288000100000

    934000521000302000111000

    998000554000321000123000

    1092000587000370000135000

    1191000648000393000150000

    65+ years

    65-74 years

    75-84 years

    85+ years

    Year

    Population in age group

    Absolute numbers of older people in Scotland 1901-2031

    Relnos65+1901-2031

    4.8413.3751.2780.188

    1906190619061906

    5.4083.8861.3260.196

    1916191619161916

    5.9794.2381.5240.217

    1926192619261926

    7.2955.2661.7910.238

    1936193619361936

    1941194119411941

    1946194619461946

    9.9486.7412.8180.389

    1956195619561956

    10.5986.923.1520.526

    1966196619661966

    12.3258.1563.4580.711

    1976197619761976

    14.28244083248.87120188414.47169993440.9395390139

    14.49947296518.48840523134.9081202421.1029474917

    15.05545329948.63704719015.07315449381.3452516154

    15.20011700478.69487129494.97057332291.5346723869

    15.50205519678.5926795855.22607163831.6833039734

    15.94743036488.67006669285.49234994121.7850137309

    16.66994299199.04265775515.66149007271.9657951641

    18.393068137110.25994486025.94722331632.1858999606

    19.731119019410.95294582846.34638196922.4317912218

    21.770334928211.70255183417.37639553432.6913875598

    24.075197089113.09884778657.94420861133.0321406913

    %65+ years

    %65-74 years

    %75-84 years

    %85+ years

    Year

    Percentage of total population in age group

    Percentage of total popuation aged over 65 years in Scotland 1901-2031

    Abs nos2

    150933.4762557153.476348407.55364

    185008.7294463129.587049331.37184

    206920.2228674409.2542810595.01849

    255031.326886737.771811526.2924

    299290.330975115177.3732515675.673375

    343549.33515143616.974719825.05435

    358410.6048163252.9228827243.34944

    426474.22228180817.5405437177.92693

    45954623164348670

    44109425908668702

    43900026700086000

    460000288000100000

    554000321000123000

    648000393000150000

    65-74 years

    75-84 years

    85+ years

    Year

    Population in age group

    Absolute numbers of older people in Scotland 1901-2031

    Rel nos2

    3.3751.2780.188

    3.8861.3260.196

    4.2381.5240.217

    5.2661.7910.238

    6.00352.30450.3135

    6.7412.8180.389

    6.923.1520.526

    8.1563.4580.711

    8.87120188414.47169993440.9395390139

    8.63704719015.07315449381.3452516154

    8.5926795855.22607163831.6833039734

    9.04265775515.66149007271.9657951641

    10.95294582846.34638196922.4317912218

    13.09884778657.94420861133.0321406913

    65-74 years

    75-84 years

    85+ years

    Year

    Percentage of total population in age group

    Percentage of total population aged over 65 years in Scotland 1901-2031

  • Data

    Scottish population by age and sex 1901-2031

    Scotland MalesMYPECensus sum

    0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990+All agesAll ages 2

    1901268,372249,308238,287230,353210,398181,335150,924132,643118,709100,47183,69065,60455,56136,97626,30214,7607,2602,8042,177,0002,173,755

    1911268,172257,920246,792233,470201,793182,029170,208157,601133,151115,25798,21879,12459,93746,13132,18516,4627,4113,0012,304,1002,308,862

    1921238,614240,211246,667238,849202,954172,505155,015150,155145,836141,962119,35496,48875,94656,86034,81619,4158,7333,2632,347,6422,347,642

    1931213,599229,413214,553219,181205,809186,553162,252143,903134,485129,904126,694115,55591,69568,11545,99924,5589,7673,5122,325,5232,325,546

    19412,161,164

    1951241,026202,490195,698173,180172,426187,251166,096177,684180,021168,701141,363115,77897,91083,23165,72841,57917,8206,3782,438,7162,434,358

    1961240,105215,054230,075187,397159,342161,055162,768170,489153,234163,860164,307147,276113,16383,44560,20640,22021,7249,0372,485,2932,482,759

    1971228,479240,146226,542199,410196,618158,295148,136147,432151,355156,963139,612143,183133,702106,62067,87039,35420,49410,4112,515,7062,514,622

    1981163,218178,153222,084234,145210,521179,145185,241154,619143,617141,709141,938140,567118,117108,22385,96152,85523,6658,3702,7122,494,860

    1982166,256168,418214,409234,232215,516182,749176,752165,470143,672140,320141,239137,822122,850104,28586,15253,85824,6208,3542,7322,489,706

    1983168,490161,305205,650231,876220,094186,157172,816171,017144,766140,976139,715136,622127,32698,65586,13755,12425,8118,5102,7642,483,811

    1984167,758159,532195,347228,244224,637191,068171,453174,866146,708141,366138,607135,427132,06293,91786,03356,13727,0668,6582,8502,481,736

    1985166,525159,516185,974221,564227,765196,783171,547178,720147,998141,494137,654134,685128,61797,41385,49857,08628,1129,0972,9902,479,038

    1986165,492160,670176,418217,742227,454201,161173,426180,425151,330140,067136,370133,467127,154100,73683,69457,35928,7989,5182,9402,474,221

    1987164,914163,314166,913210,507226,441205,565176,838171,983162,125140,127135,564133,086125,130105,37781,14458,00629,66310,0982,9832,469,778

    1988165,323165,200159,685201,712222,394207,604179,473168,002167,600141,146136,313132,289124,768109,52077,09358,71330,58210,7363,0532,461,206

    1989166,824164,737158,527191,450218,145210,071183,922166,946171,581143,474137,086131,692124,541114,25973,92259,28631,55411,4693,1412,462,627

    1990167,017164,642159,041182,956213,100212,623190,298167,551175,681144,745137,512131,104124,296111,74677,33559,07532,26411,7723,2332,465,991

    1991166,809164,111160,704173,617211,042212,144195,124170,005177,938148,420136,308130,513123,741111,21880,70258,39732,97512,4663,2772,469,511

    1992167,267164,160163,578165,926205,541211,981199,523174,215169,935159,485136,378129,979123,626109,66584,53856,83233,64812,9003,6002,472,777

    1993165,872166,092166,036159,926200,329211,596203,817178,166166,950165,733137,738130,923122,901109,22787,80353,91934,30313,3843,8152,478,530

    1994165,589167,539165,633159,305193,681210,217207,424183,256166,401169,728139,905131,562121,958108,75791,21951,70934,53513,8203,9992,486,237

    1995164,123167,227165,032159,926186,332206,466209,532189,310166,582173,587141,048131,738121,420108,64989,52954,82435,09414,4704,2662,489,155

    1996160,414167,023164,235161,055178,075204,037208,925193,540168,667175,460144,441130,219120,856108,11189,03557,64634,71914,8964,4572,485,811

    1997156,823167,934164,490163,335169,581197,956208,698197,921172,746167,364155,418130,242120,575108,28588,10760,88833,89215,3934,6592,484,307

    1998154,150166,372166,075165,394163,165190,959207,574201,627176,416164,292161,551131,588121,701108,20588,31563,50432,47016,0554,9882,484,401

    1999151,073165,966167,233164,443162,359182,667205,603204,864181,068163,416165,292133,663122,572107,59388,67366,08931,46716,3525,2552,485,648

    2001147,000160,000167,000165,000165,000168,000198,000207,000191,000166,000171,000138,000122,000108,00089,00065,00036,00017,0006,0002,485,000

    2006142,000147,000160,000168,000171,000157,000162,000196,000205,000188,000162,000164,000130,000110,00092,00068,00042,00018,0007,0002,489,000

    2011140,000141,000146,000161,000174,000163,000152,000161,000195,000202,000184,000157,000155,000118,00095,00072,00046,00022,0008,0002,492,000

    2016141,000139,000141,000148,000167,000166,000158,000150,000160,000192,000198,000178,000149,000142,000103,00076,00050,00025,00011,0002,494,000

    2021138,000140,000139,000142,000153,000159,000161,000157,000149,000157,000188,000192,000170,000137,000125,00083,00054,00029,00013,0002,487,000

    2026133,000138,000140,000141,000148,000146,000154,000159,000155,000147,000154,000183,000183,000157,000121,000101,00060,00032,00016,0002,468,000

    2031126,000132,000137,000141,000146,000140,000141,000153,000158,000153,000145,000150,000175,000170,000139,000100,00074,00036,00018,0002,434,000

    Scotland FemalesMYPECensus sum

    0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990+All agesAll ages 2

    1901264,678243,441231,030225,675222,894197,635164,286145,279126,708108,34492,85377,15670,05449,80537,83122,50112,6185,6082,302,1002,298,394

    1911264,602255,873243,392229,317217,719203,742185,352167,084142,637125,791107,47487,14669,68858,40848,28126,18813,0706,3262,447,0002,452,090

    1921233,815237,212243,397239,316225,881203,904182,966174,043162,560148,036125,222104,10685,45066,54048,72030,41815,8687,3512,534,8552,534,804

    1931209,755226,319211,265220,126215,796202,504187,248172,270157,769150,695139,845122,474100,09480,68460,19235,69816,7168,0312,517,4572,517,482

    19412,658,232

    1951229,842195,368190,869188,713191,748194,011178,864190,869190,177180,913166,645144,922126,820108,95885,63856,16928,03113,4432,663,7422,662,004

    1961229,131205,670219,046186,740173,662165,976169,725176,844167,244178,785177,922165,248146,372121,10593,65365,15036,18918,1752,698,5432,696,637

    1971215,844228,303215,546192,854193,804158,138152,437153,387159,902165,846156,183163,132159,278140,630111,39775,83945,05826,7632,719,8942,714,341

    1981154,690169,560210,628225,169204,911176,172183,160155,549149,125148,855152,731154,413142,304139,929125,43396,25758,86626,72910,8592,685,340

    1982158,052159,496204,666224,019208,428179,466175,194165,830148,374147,776152,035151,548146,713135,130125,18396,68960,19827,32010,9772,677,094

    1983160,050153,246196,122221,753211,498182,811171,341171,124149,448147,759150,521150,076150,991128,611124,33997,81361,77128,08811,4272,668,789

    1984159,854151,370186,342217,750215,245187,317170,123174,740150,651148,201148,470148,929154,802122,683124,05598,80663,83428,99511,6972,663,864

    1985158,847151,204177,416211,615217,820191,782170,624178,420150,773148,132146,671148,610148,969126,280123,33799,66264,92730,79011,9832,657,862

    1986158,020152,387167,803207,921216,528195,918171,934180,402153,105146,413145,255147,323146,007129,777120,65499,40265,88431,83112,2152,648,779

    1987157,463155,514157,911202,313215,171198,782175,321172,313163,507145,872144,265146,887143,449134,294116,85499,68267,10133,17212,9512,642,822

    1988157,450156,999151,671193,208212,020200,138178,527168,519168,527146,841144,551145,613142,337138,454111,44699,42868,41234,56313,4902,632,194

    1989158,677157,169150,235183,757208,116203,380183,373167,852172,806148,421145,477144,256141,997142,516106,67799,55969,55636,16213,9872,633,973

    1990158,442157,245150,921175,458204,880207,197189,051169,001176,827148,869145,621142,719141,925137,626110,48298,96769,90736,57114,5002,636,209

    1991158,296156,814152,552165,970203,155207,470194,323171,245179,392151,616144,176141,567141,066135,163114,01197,42370,29137,40115,5582,637,489

    1992159,074156,889155,942157,318198,426207,574197,937175,457172,051162,145143,876140,715140,604132,863118,02594,46570,61238,18216,2682,638,423

    1993158,722158,172158,123152,362192,216207,446201,766180,099168,938167,985145,157141,346139,220131,831121,70590,05670,61438,93316,9792,641,670

    1994158,730159,461158,042151,443185,389205,853205,816185,112168,203172,161146,606141,998137,721131,185124,75386,05070,57939,65517,4062,646,163

    1995157,270158,940157,766152,265178,657202,239208,859190,370169,087175,956146,987142,073136,316131,078120,54189,76070,66440,40118,2162,647,445

    1996153,456158,762157,292153,443170,579199,269208,764194,992171,171178,325149,577140,655135,306130,268118,45992,85569,67140,67218,6732,642,189

    1997149,841159,486157,285156,558161,850193,711209,029198,570175,191170,890160,036140,264134,614129,997116,78396,54467,54541,02118,9782,638,193

    1998146,667159,051158,309158,208156,468185,593208,414202,093179,770167,639165,748141,594135,441129,167116,15299,63664,81241,40919,4282,635,599

    1999143,724158,900159,114158,356155,442177,134205,711205,645184,172166,865169,767143,133136,233127,888115,864102,26562,24341,40519,6912,633,552

    2001140,000153,000158,000159,000158,000161,000197,000208,000194,000170,000175,000146,000135,000126,000115,00098,00068,00041,00023,0002,624,000

    2006135,000138,000152,000160,000166,000151,000159,000196,000206,000192,000167,000171,000140,000127,000113,00097,00072,00041,00025,0002,609,000

    2011133,000133,000138,000154,000167,000159,000149,000158,000195,000205,000190,000164,000165,000132,000115,00097,00073,00044,00026,0002,595,000

    2016134,000132,000133,000140,000161,000160,000157,000148,000157,000193,000202,000186,000158,000155,000120,00099,00075,00046,00028,0002,584,000

    2021131,000132,000131,000135,000146,000153,000158,000156,000147,000156,000191,000198,000179,000149,000142,000105,00079,00049,00032,0002,570,000

    2026126,000130,000132,000133,000141,000139,000152,000157,000155,000146,000154,000187,000191,000170,000137,000124,00084,00052,00035,0002,548,000

    2031120,000125,000129,000134,000140,000134,000138,000151,000156,000154,000144,000151,000181,000182,000157,000121,000100,00056,00040,0002,513,000

    Scotland Males and FemalesMYPECensus sum

    0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990+All agesAll ages 2

    1901533,030492,736469,302456,020433,302378,966315,194277,896245,429208,802176,514142,750125,62186,80464,13037,25319,9018,4084,479,1004,472,058

    1911532,793513,797490,183462,760419,531385,776355,592324,646275,799241,045205,671166,298129,592104,54980,45942,65820,4729,3314,751,1004,760,952

    1921472,430477,411490,056478,192428,830376,392337,966324,198308,379290,020244,564200,622161,415123,38183,54049,80124,60810,5954,882,4974,882,399

    1931423,373455,724425,843439,307421,581389,037349,518316,150292,274280,602266,558238,032191,782148,825106,20760,24726,49111,5264,842,9804,843,077

    19414,819,396

    1951470,858397,877386,563361,896364,190381,263344,976368,573370,204349,614308,027260,733224,752192,186151,36497,74945,86819,8255,102,4585,096,517

    1961469,249420,718449,153374,156332,980327,024332,462347,327320,498342,614342,199312,522259,537204,532153,878105,34857,90527,2435,183,8365,179,344

    1971444,305468,411442,057392,277390,447316,405300,561300,875311,280322,784295,802306,313292,979247,225179,249115,24665,57137,1785,235,6005,228,963

    1981317,908347,713432,712459,314415,432355,317368,401310,168292,742290,564294,669294,980260,421248,152211,394149,11282,53135,09913,5715,180,200

    1982324,308327,914419,075458,251423,944362,215351,946331,300292,046288,096293,274289,370269,563239,415211,335150,54784,81835,67413,7095,166,800

    1983328,540314,551401,772453,629431,592368,968344,157342,141294,214288,735290,236286,698278,317227,266210,476152,93787,58236,59814,1915,152,600

    1984327,612310,902381,689445,994439,882378,385341,576349,606297,359289,567287,077284,356286,864216,600210,088154,94390,90037,65314,5475,145,600

    1985325,372310,720363,390433,179445,585388,565342,171357,140298,771289,626284,325283,295277,586223,693208,835156,74893,03939,88714,9735,136,900

    1986323,512313,057344,221425,663443,982397,079345,360360,827304,435286,480281,625280,790273,161230,513204,348156,76194,68241,34915,1555,123,000

    1987322,377318,828324,824412,820441,612404,347352,159344,296325,632285,999279,829279,973268,579239,671197,998157,68896,76443,27015,9345,112,600

    1988322,773322,199311,356394,920434,414407,742358,000336,521336,127287,987280,864277,902267,105247,974188,539158,14198,99445,29916,5435,093,400

    1989325,501321,906308,762375,207426,261413,451367,295334,798344,387291,895282,563275,948266,538256,775180,599158,845101,11047,63117,1285,096,600

    1990325,459321,887309,962358,414417,980419,820379,349336,552352,508293,614283,133273,823266,221249,372187,817158,042102,17148,34317,7335,102,200

    1991325,105320,925313,256339,587414,197419,614389,447341,250357,330300,036280,484272,080264,807246,381194,713155,820103,26649,86718,8355,107,000

    1992326,341321,049319,520323,244403,967419,555397,460349,672341,986321,630280,254270,694264,230242,528202,563151,297104,26051,08219,8685,111,200

    1993324,594324,264324,159312,288392,545419,042405,583358,265335,888333,718282,895272,269262,121241,058209,508143,975104,91752,31720,7945,120,200

    1994324,319327,000323,675310,748379,070416,070413,240368,368334,604341,889286,511273,560259,679239,942215,972137,759105,11453,47521,4055,132,400

    1995321,393326,167322,798312,191364,989408,705418,391379,680335,669349,543288,035273,811257,736239,727210,070144,584105,75854,87122,4825,136,600

    1996313,870325,785321,527314,498348,654403,306417,689388,532339,838353,785294,018270,874256,162238,379207,494150,501104,39055,56823,1305,128,000

    1997306,664327,420321,775319,893331,431391,667417,727396,491347,937338,254315,454270,506255,189238,282204,890157,432101,43756,41423,6375,122,500

    1998300,817325,423324,384323,602319,633376,552415,988403,720356,186331,931327,299273,182257,142237,372204,467163,14097,28257,46424,4165,120,000

    1999294,797324,866326,347322,799317,801359,801411,314410,509365,240330,281335,059276,796258,805235,481204,537168,35493,71057,75724,9465,119,200

    2001287,000313,000325,000325,000323,000328,000396,000414,000385,000336,000346,000284,000256,000234,000205,000163,000104,00057,00029,0005,109,000

    2006276,000285,000311,000329,000337,000308,000322,000393,000411,000380,000330,000335,000270,000237,000205,000165,000115,00059,00032,0005,098,000

    2011273,000275,000284,000315,000340,000322,000301,000319,000389,000406,000374,000320,000320,000250,000210,000169,000119,00066,00034,0005,087,000

    2016274,000271,000273,000288,000327,000325,000315,000298,000316,000385,000400,000364,000306,000298,000223,000176,000126,00071,00040,0005,078,000

    2021270,000273,000270,000277,000300,000312,000319,000312,000296,000313,000379,000390,000349,000287,000267,000188,000133,00078,00045,0005,058,000

    2026259,000268,000271,000274,000289,000285,000306,000316,000310,000293,000309,000370,000374,000328,000259,000226,000144,00084,00051,0005,016,000

    2031246,000257,000267,000275,000286,000275,000278,000303,000314,000307,000289,000301,000356,000352,000296,000220,000173,00092,00058,0004,947,000

    Sources:

    1901-1971 GRO (Scotland) census, but 'all ages' total from MYPE, note 85+ oldest age group from census data and census totals 'all ages 2' not necessarily congruent with MYPE totals

    1981 - 1999 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    from 2001 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Data for charts

    Total population 1901-2031

    19014,479,100

    19114,751,100

    19214,882,497

    19314,842,980

    19414,819,396

    19515,102,458

    19615,183,836

    19715,235,600

    19815,180,200

    19915,107,000

    20015,109,000

    20115,087,000

    20215,058,000

    20314,947,000

    Source: To 1991 GRO(S) MYPE, from 2001 GAD projections

    Population pyramids

    19111931195119711991

    MalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMales

    0-4268,172264,602-268,1720-4213,599209,755-213,5990-4241,026229,842-241,0260-4228,479215,844-228,4790-4166,809158,296-166,809

    5-9257,920255,873-257,9205-9229,413226,319-229,4135-9202,490195,368-202,4905-9240,146228,303-240,1465-9164,111156,814-164,111

    10-14246,792243,392-246,79210-14214,553211,265-214,55310-14195,698190,869-195,69810-14226,542215,546-226,54210-14160,704152,552-160,704

    15-19233,470229,317-233,47015-19219,181220,126-219,18115-19173,180188,713-173,18015-19199,410192,854-199,41015-19173,617165,970-173,617

    20-24201,793217,719-201,79320-24205,809215,796-205,80920-24172,426191,748-172,42620-24196,618193,804-196,61820-24211,042203,155-211,042

    25-29182,029203,742-182,02925-29186,553202,504-186,55325-29187,251194,011-187,25125-29158,295158,138-158,29525-29212,144207,470-212,144

    30-34170,208185,352-170,20830-34162,252187,248-162,25230-34166,096178,864-166,09630-34148,136152,437-148,13630-34195,124194,323-195,124

    35-39157,601167,084-157,60135-39143,903172,270-143,90335-39177,684190,869-177,68435-39147,432153,387-147,43235-39170,005171,245-170,005

    40-44133,151142,637-133,15140-44134,485157,769-134,48540-44180,021190,177-180,02140-44151,355159,902-151,35540-44177,938179,392-177,938

    45-49115,257125,791-115,25745-49129,904150,695-129,90445-49168,701180,913-168,70145-49156,963165,846-156,96345-49148,420151,616-148,420

    50-5498,218107,474-98,21850-54126,694139,845-126,69450-54141,363166,645-141,36350-54139,612156,183-139,61250-54136,308144,176-136,308

    55-5979,12487,146-79,12455-59115,555122,474-115,55555-59115,778144,922-115,77855-59143,183163,132-143,18355-59130,513141,567-130,513

    60-6459,93769,688-59,93760-6491,695100,094-91,69560-6497,910126,820-97,91060-64133,702159,278-133,70260-64123,741141,066-123,741

    65-6946,13158,408-46,13165-6968,11580,684-68,11565-6983,231108,958-83,23165-69106,620140,630-106,62065-69111,218135,163-111,218

    70-7432,18548,281-32,18570-7445,99960,192-45,99970-7465,72885,638-65,72870-7467,870111,397-67,87070-7480,702114,011-80,702

    75-7916,46226,188-16,46275-7924,55835,698-24,55875-7941,57956,169-41,57975-7939,35475,839-39,35475-7958,39797,423-58,397

    80-847,41113,070-7,41180-849,76716,716-9,76780-8417,82028,031-17,82080-8420,49445,058-20,49480-8432,97570,291-32,975

    85+3,0016,326-3,00185+3,5128,031-3,51285+6,37813,443-6,37885+10,41126,763-10,41185+15,74352,959-15,743

    2,308,8622,452,090-2,308,8622,325,5462,517,482-2,325,5462,434,3582,662,004-2,434,3582,514,6222,714,341-2,514,6222,469,5112,637,489-2,469,511

    2001201120212031

    MalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMalesMalesFemalesMales

    0-4147,000140,000-147,0000-4140,000133,000-140,0000-4138,000131,000-138,0000-4126,000120,000-126,000

    5-9160,000153,000-160,0005-9141,000133,000-141,0005-9140,000132,000-140,0005-9132,000125,000-132,000

    10-14167,000158,000-167,00010-14146,000138,000-146,00010-14139,000131,000-139,00010-14137,000129,000-137,000

    15-19165,000159,000-165,00015-19161,000154,000-161,00015-19142,000135,000-142,00015-19141,000134,000-141,000

    20-24165,000158,000-165,00020-24174,000167,000-174,00020-24153,000146,000-153,00020-24146,000140,000-146,000

    25-29168,000161,000-168,00025-29163,000159,000-163,00025-29159,000153,000-159,00025-29140,000134,000-140,000

    30-34198,000197,000-198,00030-34152,000149,000-152,00030-34161,000158,000-161,00030-34141,000138,000-141,000

    35-39207,000208,000-207,00035-39161,000158,000-161,00035-39157,000156,000-157,00035-39153,000151,000-153,000

    40-44191,000194,000-191,00040-44195,000195,000-195,00040-44149,000147,000-149,00040-44158,000156,000-158,000

    45-49166,000170,000-166,00045-49202,000205,000-202,00045-49157,000156,000-157,00045-49153,000154,000-153,000

    50-54171,000175,000-171,00050-54184,000190,000-184,00050-54188,000191,000-188,00050-54145,000144,000-145,000

    55-59138,000146,000-138,00055-59157,000164,000-157,00055-59192,000198,000-192,00055-59150,000151,000-150,000

    60-64122,000135,000-122,00060-64155,000165,000-155,00060-64170,000179,000-170,00060-64175,000181,000-175,000

    65-69108,000126,000-108,00065-69118,000132,000-118,00065-69137,000149,000-137,00065-69170,000182,000-170,000

    70-7489,000115,000-89,00070-7495,000115,000-95,00070-74125,000142,000-125,00070-74139,000157,000-139,000

    75-7965,00098,000-65,00075-7972,00097,000-72,00075-7983,000105,000-83,00075-79100,000121,000-100,000

    80-8436,00068,000-36,00080-8446,00073,000-46,00080-8454,00079,000-54,00080-8474,000100,000-74,000

    85+23,00064,000-23,00085+30,00070,000-30,00085+42,00081,000-42,00085+54,00096,000-54,000

    2,486,0002,625,000-2,486,0002,492,0002,597,000-2,492,0002,486,0002,569,000-2,486,0002,434,0002,513,000-2,434,000

    Sources:

    1911-1971 GRO (Scotland) census

    1991 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    2001-2031 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Absolute and relative numbers of older people 1901-2031

    All ages65+65-7475-8485+%65+%65-74%75-8485%+

    19014,472,103216,495150,93357,1538,4084.83.41.30.2

    1906

    19114,760,904257,470185,00963,1309,3315.43.91.30.2

    1916

    19214,882,497291,924206,92074,40910,5956.04.21.50.2

    1926

    19314,842,980353,295255,03186,73811,5267.35.31.80.2

    1936

    1941

    1946

    19515,096,415506,991343,549143,61719,8259.96.72.80.4

    1956

    19615,179,344548,907358,411163,25327,24310.66.93.20.5

    1966

    19715,228,963644,470426,474180,81837,17812.38.23.50.7

    1976

    19815,180,200739,859459,546231,64348,67014.38.94.50.9

    19865,123,000742,808434,861251,44356,50414.58.54.91.1

    19915,107,000768,882441,094259,08668,70215.18.65.11.3

    19965,128,000779,462445,873254,89178,69815.28.75.01.5

    20015,109,000792,000439,000267,00086,00015.58.65.21.7

    20065,098,000813,000442,000280,00091,00015.98.75.51.8

    20115,087,000848,000460,000288,000100,00016.79.05.72.0

    20165,078,000934,000521,000302,000111,00018.410.35.92.2

    20215,058,000998,000554,000321,000123,00019.711.06.32.4

    20265,016,0001,092,000587,000370,000135,00021.811.77.42.7

    20314,947,0001,191,000648,000393,000150,00024.113.17.93.0

    Sources:

    1911-1971 GRO (Scotland) census

    1981-1996 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    2001-2031 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Absolute and relative numbers of older people 1901-2031

    65-7475-8485+%65-74%75-8485%+

    1901150,93357,1538,4083.41.30.2

    1911185,00963,1309,3313.91.30.2

    1921206,92074,40910,5954.21.50.2

    1931255,03186,73811,5265.31.80.2

    1941299,290115,17715,6766.02.30.3

    1951343,549143,61719,8256.72.80.4

    1961358,411163,25327,2436.93.20.5

    1971426,474180,81837,1788.23.50.7

    1981459,546231,64348,6708.94.50.9

    1991441,094259,08668,7028.65.11.3

    2001439,000267,00086,0008.65.21.7

    2011460,000288,000100,0009.05.72.0

    2021554,000321,000123,00011.06.32.4

    2031648,000393,000150,00013.17.93.0

    Sources:

    1911-1971 GRO (Scotland) census

    1981-1996 GRO (Scotland) MYPEs

    2001-2031 Government Actuary's Department population projections

    Note figures for 1941 are averages for 1931 and 1951 for