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	167,770	5,144,200
	Males	81,429	2,485,599
	Females	86,341	2,658,601

Households [Footnote 2]		71,351	2,313,778

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	2,284	57,781
	Males	1,182	29,694
	Females	1,102	28,087

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		13.2	11.2

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	1,371	55,986
	Males	637	26,895
	Females	734	29,091

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		10.7	10.9

Marriages [Footnote 3]		676	29,866

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		10	688

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	77.3	77.4
	Males	75.4	74.8
	Females	79.0	79.7

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	Jack & 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.