Trends in Rural Scotland: a working paper (2025)
This compilation of time-series data shows Rural Scotland trends. It is accompanied by a data sheet. Key trends are shown for Agriculture, Marine, Transport, Housing, Population, Skills, Environment, Climate Change, Economy, Digital, Health, Social Care, Culture and Social Justice.
Appendix: Data Sources
Data Source |
Hyperlink |
Data Release frequency |
Latest Data Available |
Next Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Annual Participation Measure: Skills Development Scotland |
Annual |
2024 |
August 2025 |
|
Annual Population Survey: Office of National Statistics |
Annual (on-going resulting in quarterly updates) |
April 2023- March 2024 |
2024 |
|
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: Office of National Statistics |
Annual |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Business Register and Employment Survey |
Annual |
2023 |
To be announced |
|
Employer Skills Survey (2022) |
Every 2 years |
2022 |
2025 |
|
Family Resources Survey |
Annual |
2022-2023 |
March 2025 |
|
Health and Care Experience Survey |
Every 2 years |
2023-2024 |
To be announced (expected 2026) |
|
Healthy Life Expectancy in Scotland: National Records of Scotland |
Annual |
2019-2021 |
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Household estimates: National Records of Scotland (NRS) |
Annual |
2023 |
June 2025 |
|
Housing statistics |
Quarterly |
2023 (calendar year) |
September 2024 |
|
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) assessments of annual fishing mortality |
Annual |
2020 |
2025 |
|
Marine and Terrestrial Species Variables: NatureScot |
Annual |
2019 |
To be announced |
|
Mid-Year Small Area Population Estimates National Records of Scotland (NRS) |
Mid-2023 population estimates - National Records of Scotland (NRS) |
Annual |
2023 |
2025 |
Modern Apprenticeship Statistics: Skills Development Scotland |
Annual |
2023-2024 |
May 2025 |
|
Ofcom Connected Nations reports |
Annual |
2024 |
December 2025 |
|
Population Projections for Scottish Areas National Records of Scotland (NRS) |
Every 2-5 years |
2018/2020 |
2025 |
|
Property market report: Registers of Scotland: House Price data |
Annual |
2023-2024 |
June 2025 |
|
Public Health Scotland, Early Child Development: |
Annual |
2022/2023 |
April 2025 |
|
Regional Gross Value Added (balanced) by industry: all International Territorial Level regions (ITL) regions: Office for National Statistics |
Regional gross value added (balanced) by industry: all ITL regions |
Annual |
April 2024 |
2025 |
Regional Gross Value Added (GVA (balanced) by industry A and BDE: RESAS classification for the rural economy, 1998 to 2022: Office for National Statistics |
Annual |
May 2024 |
2025 |
|
Regional Renewable Statistics |
Annual |
2022 |
September 2024 |
|
Scotland's Marine Economic Statistics |
Annual |
2022 |
2025 |
|
Scottish Census |
Every 10 years |
2022 |
2031/2032 |
|
Scottish Health Survey |
Annual |
2023 |
2025 |
|
Scottish House Condition Survey |
Annual |
2022 |
2025 |
|
Scottish Household Survey |
Annual |
2023 |
2025 |
|
Scottish Household Survey (Transport and Travel in Scotland) |
Scottish Household Survey (Travel and Transport in Scotland) |
Annual |
2023 |
2025 |
Scottish Household waste data |
Annual |
2023 |
October 2025 |
|
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation |
Every 4 years |
2020 |
TBC |
|
Scottish Surveys Core Questions |
Annual |
2022 |
2025 |
|
The Cost of Remoteness |
Annual |
2022 |
TBC |
|
UK small area gross value added (GVA) estimates: Office for National Statistics |
Annual |
2024 |
2025 |
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The data collected for this social research publication:
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