Registration of births, marriages, deaths, divorces and adoptions in Scotland, and the Scottish decennial censuses. Description The National Records of Scotland (NRS), formed from the merger of the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) and the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) in April 2011. NRS is responsible for the registration of vital events (i.e. births, marriages, deaths) in Scotland, and are responsible for conducting the Scottish census. The Statistics & Data section of the site provides access to statistical tables about Scotland's people on a variety of topics: Migration Household estimates/projections Life expectancy Electoral statistics The Scotland’s Census sub-section contains information about where to find Census products. URL National Records of Scotland (NRS) statistics and data Spatial Coverage Scotland Data Access Content is available under the Open Government licence. Read the National Archives guidance on re-using public sector information Key pages or related resources Scotland’s Census 2011 Data Explorer Scotland’s People website Scottish Longitudinal Study Development and Support Unit website This article was published on 2024-08-21
