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Scotland: birth rate 2000-2016

Birth rate in Scotland from 2000 to 2016 (per 1,000 population)

The data displays the birth rate in Scotland per 1,000 population from 2000 to 2016. The birth rate fell to 10.1 in 2002, before peaking in 2008 at 11.5. From 2008, the birthrate experienced a net decrease over the remainder of the period.

2000 10.5
2001 10.4
2002 10.1
2003 10.3
2004 10.6
2005 10.6
2006 10.8
2007 11.2
2008 11.5
2009 11.3
2010 11.2
2011 11.1
2012 10.9
2013 10.5
2014 10.6
2015 10.3
2016 10.1