Deaths In Scotland Exceed Births By 16,000 In Past Year

17th March 2023

There were almost 16,000 more deaths than births registered in Scotland in 2022, according to a new report.

Provisional National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures show there were 62,942 deaths and 46,959 births last year.

There were 16,856 deaths between October and December - 9.3% more than the five-year average for that quarter.

NRS warned the country's population will fall without a change in other factors, such as migration.

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