Scotland’s population growth slows to 2,200

International net migration in Scotland at lowest level in five years

Scotland's population grew by less than 0.1% in the year to mid-2025, official statistics reveal.

Scotland’s population growth slows to 2,200

Scotland’s population increased by 2,200 in the year to mid-2025, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland. The population was estimated at 5,545,500 at mid-2025. This was an increase of less than 0.1% from the previous year and was smaller than the increases seen in most recent years. In the two decades to mid-2024, the average annual population increase was around 23,000. There were 45,400 births and 61,600 deaths in the year…