Dumfries & Galloway

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

		Dumfries & Galloway	Scotland
Population [Footnote 1]	All	148,300	5,144,200
	Males	71,791	2,485,599
	Females	76,509	2,658,601

Households [Footnote 2]		67,282	2,313,778

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	1,507	57,781
	Males	766	29,694
	Females	741	28,087

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		13.1	11.2

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	1,866	55,896
	Males	844	26,895
	Females	1,022	29,091

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		10.2	10.9

Marriages [Footnote 3]		5,476	29,866

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		49	688

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	78.3	77.2
	Males	76.1	74.6
	Females	80.4	79.6

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	Ryan	Lewis
Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Girls	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 2004-06. 6. For the calendar year 2007.