Written Question · S5W-29400 · Session 5
How many births it estimates there will in Scotland in 2020-21.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many births it estimates there will in Scotland in 2020-21.
The answer
In the year to 30 June 2021, there are projected to be 51,100 births in Scotland.
1. The data is sourced from the most recent national population projections published by National Records of Scotland (NRS), which use the mid-2018 population estimates as its base population. The projections are calculated using demographic assumptions (on future levels of births, deaths and migration) based on past trends.
2. The projected number of future births are not exact forecasts and so will differ to some extent from the actual number of births.
3. The latest weekly and monthly data on births, up to April 2020, is available from the NRS website at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/weekly-and-monthly-data-on-births-and-deaths-registered-in-scotland
1. The data is sourced from the most recent national population projections published by National Records of Scotland (NRS), which use the mid-2018 population estimates as its base population. The projections are calculated using demographic assumptions (on future levels of births, deaths and migration) based on past trends.
2. The projected number of future births are not exact forecasts and so will differ to some extent from the actual number of births.
3. The latest weekly and monthly data on births, up to April 2020, is available from the NRS website at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/weekly-and-monthly-data-on-births-and-deaths-registered-in-scotland
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-29400 by reference.