Historical Population
Total residents:
- 5,255,000
- 5,222,000
- 5,194,000
- 5,168,000
- 5,144,000
- 5,116,900
- 5,094,800
- 5,078,400
- 5,057,400
- 5,054,800
- 5,062,011
- 5,083,000
- 5,180,200
- 5,234,000
- 5,201,000
Figures from the decennial Census are as follows:
- 1801 1,608,420
- 1811 1,805,864
- 1821 2,091,521
- 1831 2,364,386
- 1841 2,620,184
- 1851 2,888,742
- 1861 3,062,294
- 1871 3,360,018
- 1881 3,735,573
- 1891 4,025,647
- 1901 4,472,103
- 1911 4,760,904
- 1921 4,882,497
- 1931 4,842,554
- 1951 5,096,000
According to the annual estimates of the GROS, in 2006, Scotland had a total resident population of 5,116,900 - an increase of 22,100 on the previous year and an increase of nearly 55,000 since mid-2002. The total population was split between 2,469,407 males and 2,647,693 females.
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