§ Dr. SHIELSasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the male and female population of Scotland for 1913, 1919 and 1921 to 1927?
§ Sir J. GILMOURBy 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