South Lanarkshire

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

		South Lanarkshire	Scotland
Population [Footnote 1]	All	309,500	5,144,200
	Males	148,052	2,485,599
	Females	161,448	2,658,601

Households [Footnote 2]		134,555	2,313,778

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	3,452	57,781
	Males	1,787	29,694
	Females	1,665	28,087

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		11.5	11.2

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	3,440	55,986
	Males	1,691	26,895
	Females	1,749	29,091

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		11.6	10.9

Marriages [Footnote 3]		1,172	29,866

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		13	688

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	77.0	77.4
	Males	74.4	74.8
	Females	79.5	79.7

Most Popular Babies Forenames[Footnote 6]	Boys	Lewis	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 2005-07. 6. For the calendar year 2007.