Edinburgh Council (City) : Total Births

Total Births

Data cube chart.

Year Total Births
1861 7,340 Show data context
1881 10,054 Show data context
1911 9,879 Show data context
1931 7,796 Show data context
1951 9,042 Show data context
1961 8,726 Show data context
1971 6,820 Show data context
1981 4,982 Show data context
1991 5,671 Show data context
2001 4,489 Show data context
2011 5,573 Show data context
2021 4,535 Show data context
Date Source
1861 Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO) , 1861
1881 Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO) , 1881
1911 Registrar-General for Scotland, Annual Report (HMSO) , 1911
1931 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1931
1951 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1951
1961 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1961
1971 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1971
1981 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) ,
1991 - 2001 National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site
2011 - 2021 National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site (Table BT.4, "Births by sex, year and council area)

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026