§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the population of Scotland at present; and what projections there are for how this will change over the next 10 years.
§ Mr. RifkindThe registrar general's latest estimate of the population of Scotland, which relates to 30 June 1987, is 5,112,129. Projected populations based on this figure are given in the table.
Year Projected population COOOs) 1988 5,104 1989 5,097 1990 5,091 1991 5,085 1992 5,081 1993 5,077 1994 5,073 1995 5,069 1996 5,064 1997 5,059 1998 5,053 1999 5,046 Source: Government Actuary's Department.