Population of Scotland

Scottish Population Around 5.2 million - for up to date information see the National Records of Scotland website
Population of Scotland's main cities Glasgow - 592,820
Edinburgh - 486,120
Aberdeen - 217,120
Dundee - 144,290
Inverness - 56,660
Stirling - 89,850

(National Records of Scotland 2011. 2010 Scottish population estimates data, council areas).
Birth rate 11.3 births per 1,000 population
(2010, General Register Office for Scotland, now National Records of Scotland)
Death rate 10.3 deaths per 1,000 population
(2010, General Register Office for Scotland, now National Records of Scotland)
Net migration rate 4.1 migrant(s) per 1,000 population
Population growth rate 0.54% (between 2009 and 2010, National Records of Scotland, April 2011)
Life expectancy at birth female: 80.1 yrs
male: 75.3 yrs
(For those born around 2008, National Records of Scotland, 2010)
Literacy 99%