§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures similar to those 187W given in reply to the hon. Member for Kensington Official Report, 30 October, column 482, showing population trends in Scotland.
Population (thousands) by age Percentage of total population Year All ages 60 or over 65 or over 75 or over 60 or over 65 or over 75 or over Men 1951* 2, 439 313 215 66 6.1 4.2 1.3 1980* 2, 480 386 273 82 7.5 5.3 1.6 2000† 2, 512 384 272 97 7.5 5.3 1.9 2020† 2, 444 445 304 102 8.9 6.1 2.1 Women 1951* 2, 664 420 293 98 8.2 5.7 1.9 1980* 2, 673 587 450 185 11.4 8.7 3.6 2000† 2, 623 557 431 205 10.8 8.4 4.0 2020† 2, 530 594 442 194 11.9 8.9 3.9 *Mid year population estimates. †Mid 1979 based population projections.
Population (thousands) by age Percentage of total population Persons of all ages 0–15 16–17 18–20 0–15 16–17 18–20 Young Persons 1951* 5, 102 1, 336 150 207 26.2 2.9 4.1 1980* 5, 153 1, 218 183 262 23.6 3.6 5.1 2000† 5, 135 1, 248 145 199 24.3 2.8 3.9 2020† 4, 974 1, 101 125 194 22.1 2.5 3.9 *Mid year population estimates. †Mid 1979 based population projections.