South Ayrshire

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

		South Ayrshire	Scotland
Population [Footnote 1]	All	111,690	5,144,200
	Males	53,299	2,485,599
	Females	58,391	2,658,601

Households [Footnote 2]		50,883	2,313,778

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	1,029	57,781
	Males	515	29,694
	Females	514	28,087

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		11.1	11.2

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	1,388	55,986
	Males	650	26,895
	Females	738	29,091

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		10.1	10.9

Marriages [Footnote 3]		798	29,866

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		15	688

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	78.2	77.2
	Males	75.8	74.6
	Females	80.5	79.6

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	James, Jack, Lewis, Logan & Ryan	Lewis
Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Girls	Sophie & Lucy	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.