Argyll & Bute

This page provides some key statistics for the local authority area Argyll & Bute together with the equivalent statistics for Scotland.

		Argyll & Bute	Scotland
Population [Footnote 1]	All	91,350	5,144,200
	Males	45,504	2,485,599
	Females	45,846	2,658,601

Households [Footnote 2]		41,233	2,313,778

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	741	57,781
	Males	377	29,694
	Females	364	28,087

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		11.3	11.2

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	1,135	55,986
	Males	548	26,895
	Females	587	29,091

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		10.3	10.9

Marriages [Footnote 3]		903	29,866

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		14	688

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	78.1	77.4
	Males	76.2	74.8
	Females	80.1	79.7

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	Lewis	Lewis
Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Girls	Emma, Hannah & Sophie	Sophie

1. At 30 June 2007. 2. At 30 June 2007. 3. For the calendar year 2007. 4. Per 1,000 population. 5. For years 2005-07. 6. For the calendar year 2007.