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West Lothian

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

 

 

West Lothian

Scotland

Population [Footnote 1]

        All

169,510

5,168,500

        Males

82,350

2,500,205

        Females

87,160

2,668,295

 

 

 

 

Households [Footnote 2]

 

72,248

2,331,250

 

 

 

 

Births

        Total

2,335

60,041

        Males

1,188

30,570

        Females

1,147

29,471

 

 

 

 

Standardised Birth Rate

 

13.6

11.6

 

 

 

 

Deaths

        Total

1,449

55,700

        Males

699

26,504

        Females

750

29,196

 

 

 

 

Standardised Death Rate

 

8.5

10.8

 

 

 

 

Marriages

 

587

28,903

 

 

 

 

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]

 

6

525

 

 

 

 

Life Expectancy At Birth

        All

77.7

77.5

        Males

76.0

75.0

        Females

79.3

79.9

 

 

 

 

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]

        Boys

Lewis

Jack

        Girls

Sophie

Sophie

 

 

 

 

1. At 30 June 2008.
2. At 30 June 2008.
3. For the calendar year 2008.
4. Per 1,000 population.
5. For years 2006-08.
6. For the calendar year 2009.

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Page last updated: 21 January 2010


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