HC Deb 29 July 1927 vol 209 c1674W
Dr. SHIELS

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the male and female population of Scotland for 1913, 1919 and 1921 to 1927?

Sir J. GILMOUR

By the Census of Scotland taken in 1921 the male population was found to amount to 2,347,642 and the female population to 2,534,855. Estimates by the Registrar-General for Scotland of the male and female populations in the other years referred to in the question are shown in the following table:

Male. Female.
1913 2,296,370 2,431,762
1919 2,313,600 2,506,477
1922 2,358,201 2,546,255
1923 2,356,587 2,544,513
1924 2,347,228 2,534,409
1925 2,352,708 2,540,324
1926 2,354,441 2,542,197
1927 2,353,500 2,541,200