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Mrs. Bain
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of total United Kingdom population resided in Scotland in each year since 1964 to 1974.
Mr. William Ross
The percentages are given in the table below:
| Year | Estimated population of Scotland as percentage of United Kingdom population | |
| 1964 | … | 9·67 |
| 1965 | … | 9·61 |
| 1966 | … | 9·54 |
| 1967 | … | 9·49 |
| 1968 | … | 9·45 |
| 1969 | … | 9·43 |
| 1970 | … | 9·41 |
| 1971 | … | 9·38 |
| 1972 | … | 9·34 |
| 1973 | … | 9·32 |
| 1974 | … | 9·34 |