In 2021, the birth rate per 1,000 population in Scotland was ***, compared with *** in the previous year. Between 1999 and 2002 the birth rate in Scotland fell from **** to ****, followed by a brief period of increasing birth rates between 2002 and 2008 before starting to decline afterward.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Crude birth rate in Scotland from 1855 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/367767/birth-rate-scotland-annually/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Crude birth rate in Scotland from 1855 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/367767/birth-rate-scotland-annually/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Crude birth rate in Scotland from 1855 to 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/367767/birth-rate-scotland-annually/
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Office for National Statistics (UK), Crude birth rate in Scotland from 1855 to 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/367767/birth-rate-scotland-annually/ (last visited July 15, 2026)
Crude birth rate in Scotland from 1855 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/367767/birth-rate-scotland-annually/