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1 Sep 2021

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Latest from Scotland's Census

  1. The population of Scotland was estimated to be 5,436,600 on Census Day 2022, according to new data released today by National Records of Scotland (NRS).

    14 Sep 2023

  2. The first results from Scotland’s Census 2022 will be published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Thursday 14 September 2023.

    18 Aug 2023

  3. 8 Jun 2023

  4. More than 400 Chromebooks and 130 mobile phones have been provided to a wide range of voluntary and charitable organisations across Scotland by National Records of Scotland (NRS).

    21 Feb 2023

  5. 13 Feb 2023

  6. 10 Jan 2023

  7. 12 Oct 2022

  8. The next phase of Scotland’s Census 2022 gets underway today with the launch of the Census Coverage Survey (CCS).

    13 Jun 2022

  9. National Records of Scotland has published its latest national and local authority level census return data.

    9 Jun 2022

  10. Scotland’s Census 2022 has a ‘solid foundation’ on which to build, according to the chair of the expert ‘International Steering Group’

    2 Jun 2022