North Ayrshire

This page provides some key statistics for the local authority area North Ayrshire together with the equivalent statistics for Scotland.

		North Ayrshire	Scotland
Population [Footnote 1]	All	135,760	5,144,200
	Males	64,331	2,485,599
	Females	71,429	2,658,601

Households [Footnote 2]		61,044	2,313,778

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	1,528	57,781
	Males	784	29,694
	Females	744	28,087

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		12.3	11.2

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	1,664	55,986
	Males	811	26,895
	Females	853	29,091

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		11.8	10.9

Marriages [Footnote 3]		724	29,866

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		13	688

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	76.5	77.2
	Males	73.9	74.6
	Females	79.0	79.6

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	Lewis	Lewis
Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Girls	Emma	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.