Migration is not just about people
born abroad – people also migrate within nations for a
variety of cultural, family and, most importantly,
economic reasons.
Of the 5.2m people born in Scotland who
were living in Britain in 2001, 4.4m of these were within
Scotland itself.
But the figures also show internal
migration into England: Some 260,000 people born in
Scotland now live in either London or the south-east. The
north-west includes 108,000 Scotland-born residents.
Wales, the area of Britain that has
witnessed the least inward migration, has 24,000
Scotland-born residents.
Information taken from the
BBC.
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Concentrations of people born in Scotland
Map on right shows country as if areas with roughly equal
populations were the same size. So, densely populated
London takes up much more space than sparsely populated
Scottish Highlands.
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5.2m people born in Scotland
live within Britain – 84% of them in Scotland.
9.16% of the British
population was born in Scotland, down 0.35% on 1991.
10,064 people in Corby Urban
comprise the largest cluster outside Scotland.
96.85% of Glasgow
Easterhouse's residents were born in Scotland.
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| Distribution of people born in
Scotland |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
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Whole of Britain |
5,221,094 |
5,229,364 |
0.16 |
9.51 |
9.16 |
-0.35 |
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East Midlands |
66,059 |
73,756 |
11.65 |
1.67 |
1.77 |
0.10 |
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East of England |
78,285 |
88,023 |
12.44 |
1.55 |
1.63 |
0.08 |
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London |
113,167 |
108,682 |
-3.96 |
1.69 |
1.52 |
-0.17 |
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North East |
45,218 |
48,321 |
6.86 |
1.78 |
1.92 |
0.14 |
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North West |
103,226 |
109,163 |
5.75 |
1.53 |
1.62 |
0.09 |
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Scotland |
4,454,089 |
4,410,400 |
-0.98 |
89.10 |
87.13 |
-1.97 |
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South East |
142,396 |
152,771 |
7.29 |
1.90 |
1.91 |
0.01 |
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South West |
68,908 |
77,794 |
12.90 |
1.50 |
1.58 |
0.08 |
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Wales |
23,078 |
24,387 |
5.67 |
0.81 |
0.84 |
0.03 |
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West Midlands |
60,578 |
60,041 |
-0.89 |
1.18 |
1.14 |
-0.04 |
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Yorks & Humber |
66,090 |
76,026 |
15.03 |
1.37 |
1.53 |
0.16 |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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Nation/region |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
| Glasgow Easterhouse |
Scotland |
30,891 |
26,495 |
-14.23 |
97.00 |
96.85 |
-0.15 |
| Coatbridge |
Scotland |
37,341 |
34,142 |
-8.57 |
96.58 |
96.24 |
-0.34 |
| Glasgow Parkhead |
Scotland |
23,325 |
18,578 |
-20.35 |
96.75 |
96.24 |
-0.51 |
| Airdrie |
Scotland |
20,781 |
21,101 |
1.54 |
96.61 |
95.84 |
-0.77 |
| Glasgow Baillieston |
Scotland |
36,224 |
45,895 |
26.70 |
95.83 |
95.65 |
-0.18 |
| Glasgow Milton |
Scotland |
23,058 |
19,818 |
-14.05 |
96.65 |
95.65 |
-1.00 |
| Shotts |
Scotland |
61,282 |
63,151 |
3.05 |
96.20 |
95.54 |
-0.66 |
| Hamilton N |
Scotland |
24,518 |
23,197 |
-5.39 |
95.77 |
95.29 |
-0.48 |
| Wishaw |
Scotland |
40,810 |
37,693 |
-7.64 |
95.59 |
95.16 |
-0.43 |
| Glasgow Blairdardie |
Scotland |
28,239 |
19,779 |
-29.96 |
95.14 |
95.04 |
-0.10 |
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