§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many young people there are in Scotland in the following age groups (a) 15 to 19 (b) 20 to 24 and (c) 25 to 29 years; and if he will list the projected numbers in the groups for the years 1986, 1991 and 1996.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe numbers of those usually resident at the time of the 1981 census are shown in the following table with the latest available projections. The projected figures are based on the 1979 mid-year population estimate, do not take account of 1981 census results, and are not directly comparable with the figures for 1981.
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Population in Scotland, selected age groups (thousands) Age group 15–19 20–24 25–29 (Census) 1981 447 394 342 (projection) 1986 423 437 395 1991 340 407 418 1996 307 325 388
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many young people there are in Scotland in the following age groups (a) 15 to 19 years, (b) 20 to 24 years and (c) 25 to 29 years who are single, married, divorced, widowed or separated.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe numbers usually resident in Scotland at the 1981 census were as follows:
Marital condition Age Single Married* Widowed Divorced Total 15–19 431,971 14,497 35 102 446,605 20–24 241,900 148,064 402 3,946 394,312 25–29 84,124 245,923 778 11,404 342,229 * Includes separated (not distinguished in census)