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Latest from Scotland's Census

  1. Scotland’s Census – religion, ethnic group, language and national identity results

    For the first time Scotland’s Census finds that more than half the population has no religion, according to new data from National Records of Scotland.

    21 May 2024

  2. Scotland’s Census first results

    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 Sept 2023

  3. Scotland’s Census first outputs results release date

    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

  4. Publication of Scotland’s Census methodology paper

    8 Jun 2023

  5. Donation of Scotland’s Census 2022 equipment to Scottish Voluntary and Charitable Organisations

    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

  6. The Scotland's Census 2022 outputs consultation has now closed

    13 Feb 2023

  7. The census outputs consultation will close on the 10th of February

    10 Jan 2023

  8. Census outputs consultation

    12 Oct 2022

  9. Census Coverage Survey launches

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

    13 Jun 2022

  10. NRS releases latest return data for Scotland’s Census 2022

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

    9 Jun 2022