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Sep 15, 2020 · In 2019, 2 in 5 households in Scotland were either single adult or small adult families - making these the most common hosuehold types. This indicates that more people were either living alone, or with one other person without children.
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In 1800, 17 per cent of people in Scotland lived in towns of more than 10,000 inhabitants. By 1850 it was 32 per cent and by 1900 it was 50 per cent. By 1900 one in three of the entire population were in the four cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen.
A single parent household – contains one adult of any age and one or more children. A single older household - contains one adult of pensionable age and no children. Pensionable age is 65 for both women and men. A small family household – contains two adults of any age and one or two children.
Scotland were either single adult or small adult families - making these the most common hosuehold types. This indicates that more people were either living alone, or with one other person without children. The proportion of single adult households had increased more among households in the 20% lowest income group than in the 20% highest
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Around one in five (21%) people are 19 and under. Just under one in five are over 65 (19%); and three in five (60%) are aged 20 to 64; (estimated June 2019). Births. There were 46,959 live births registered in 2022 which is 2% lower than in 2021 but slightly higher than the lowest number ever recorded (46,809 in 2020).
