Aberdeenshire County : Irish-born as % of Total Pop.

R_BIRTHPLACE_ireland = (BIRTH_NATION:irl * 100.0) / TOT_POP:now

Data Role Period Covered Authority Source Details Method
BIRTH_NATION:irl 1861 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [38] , 'Birth-places of the People in each County' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1861 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1871 Census of Scotland, Population summary, Table 1 , 'Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, showing the Acreage, the number of Families, of Houses Inhabited, Uninhabited, and Building; the number of the total Population and of Persons of each Sex; the number of Children from 5 to 13 years of age in the receipt of Education; the number of Rooms with Windows; the number of Persons temporarily absent or present in each Parish or subdivision thereof on the 3d April 1871. For comparison's sake, there is added the number of Families, Persons of each Sex, Houses, and Rooms, with Windows in 1861' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
BIRTH_NATION:irl 1931 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1931 Census of Scotland, Population summary, Table 40 , 'Birthplaces of the Population, 1931' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1931 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Burghs, Districts of Counties, and Civil Parishes' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area

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This rate presents the percentage of an area's population who were born in any part of Ireland.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Aberdeenshire County through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Rate: Irish-born as % of Total Pop., A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10036021/cube/BIRTHPLACE_ireland

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026