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Scotland Records Lowest Number of Births Since Records Began

Scotland had 45,067 live births in 2025, the lowest on record, while deaths outnumbered births for an eleventh straight year, NRS said.

Summary by Glasgow Times
A total of 45,067 live births were registered in 2025, according to the latest data from the Registrar General for Scotland.

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Scotland records lowest number of births since records began

A total of 45,067 live births were registered in 2025, according to the latest data from the Registrar General for Scotland.

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Dementia overtakes heart disease as Scots births reach new low

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The ScotsmanThe Scotsman
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Number of babies born in Scotland hits new record low

Deaths outnumbered births for the eleventh year in a row

·Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Scottish births at lowest level since records began in 1855, new data finds

Fife had the widest gap between deaths and births in the country

·Scotland, United Kingdom
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The Scotsman broke the news in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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