Guide to official statistics
Who lives in your local area? What issues affect them? These are some of the things you can find out from using official statistics. The information can help with targeting your activities to get the maximum response and effect. As this information is already available, you do not need to collect it yourself. Official statistics are collected by central government and cover a range of subject areas useful to those planning activities and services. To see more on planning, visit our planning pages.
These sources give local and national information about the population of Scotland.
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