R_FERTILITY = (BIRTH_TOT:total * 1000.0) / AGE_FERTILE:female/F
| Data Role | Period Covered | Authority | Source | Details | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 1861 | RG_Scot_AR | Annual Report | Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO) , 1861 | Counts for historical Counties and Burghs redistricted by vector overlay |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 1861 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [5] , 'Ages of the Males and Females in the Town Districts' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 1881 | RG_Scot_AR | Annual Report | Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO) , 1881 | Counts for historical Counties and Burghs redistricted by vector overlay |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 1881 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the Males and Females for every Quinquennial Period of Life, for the Registration Divisions, Counties, and Districts of Scotland' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 1911 | RG_Scot_AR | Annual Report | Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO) , 1911 | Counts for historical Counties and Burghs redistricted by vector overlay |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 1911 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 19 A, 'Conjugal Condition and Age-distribution of Population - Of City or County' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 1931 | RG_QR | Quarterly Report | Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1931 | Counts for historical Counties and Burghs redistricted by vector overlay |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 1931 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 21 , 'Quinquennial Age-Groups and Conjugal Condition (All Ages) - All Burghs and Districts of Counties' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 1951 | RG_QR | Quarterly Report | Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1951 | Counts for historical Counties and Burghs redistricted by vector overlay |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 1951 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 15 , 'Quinquennial age-groups by conjugal condition (all ages)', for 'Burghs, Wards of Cities, Districts of Counties' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 1961 | RG_QR | Quarterly Report | Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1961 | Counts for historical Counties and Burghs redistricted by vector overlay |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 1961 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Martial Condition', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 1971 | RG_QR | Quarterly Report | Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1971 | Counts for historical Counties and Burghs redistricted by vector overlay |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 1971 | CASWEB_1971 | Census 1971 data | UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Tables SAS06 and SAS07) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 1981 | RG_SR | Statistical Review | Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 1981 | CASWEB_1981 | Census 1981 data | UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (Table SAS02: "Age and Marital Status: All Residents) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 1991 | NatRecScot_web | National Records of Scotland web site | National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 1991 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S02 Age and marital status: Residents [100%]) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 2001 | NatRecScot_web | National Records of Scotland web site | National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 2001 | ScotCen | Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table CAS001 Age by sex and whether living in household or communal establishment) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 2011 | NatRecScot_web | National Records of Scotland web site | National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site (Table BT.4, "Births by sex, year and council area) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 2011 | ScotCen | Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (File LC1117SC.csv within Output_Area_blk.zip) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| BIRTH_TOT:total | 2021 | NatRecScot_web | National Records of Scotland web site | National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site (Table BT.4, "Births by sex, year and council area) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_FERTILE:female/F | 2021 | ScotCen | Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) by sex) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
Live births per thousand women aged 20 to 49. The General Fertility Rate is usually defined relative to the number of women aged 15 to 49, but in Britain the ages 20 to 49 are generally more appropriate.