News
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All current and archive news releases issued by and on behalf of the General Register Office for Scotland. You will find older releases using the links on the left.
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1939 Identity Register Open to the Public (7 January 2010)
Family historians have been given access for the first time to information from the National Identity Register drawn up at the outbreak of the Second World War.
Jack and Sophie head up the lists of most popular baby names for 2009, the Registrar General announced today.
Death Toll Down This Summer (10 December 2009)
12,427 deaths were registered in Scotland in the third quarter of 2009 - 199 (1.6 per cent) fewer than the same period in 2008. This is the lowest total between July and September for at least thirty years.
Scotland’s Census Questions Unveiled (26 November 2009)
Proposals for the comprehensive population survey that helps to decide how billions of pounds worth of future public services are planned were unveiled today.
Scotland’s Population to Top 5.5 Million (21 October 2009)
Scotland’s population is projected to rise from 5.17 million in 2008 to 5.36 million in 2018 and to 5.54 million in 2033, according to the Projected Population of Scotland (2008-based), a report issued today by the Registrar General for Scotland.
