Scotland's Census 2022 - UV901a - Armed Forces veterans by age and sex

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the UK Armed Forces veterans population by age and sex in Scotland.

Armed Forces veterans

Individuals who previously served in the UK Armed Forces are included in the numbers published on Armed Forces veterans. The numbers exclude individuals who are currently serving in the UK Armed Forces. We applied a specific quality assurance process to identify currently serving individuals who incorrectly responded that they had previously served in the UK Armed Forces and removed them from this category.

Age

A person's age on Census Day, 20 March 2022. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

Sex

This is the sex recorded by the person completing the census. The options were "Female" and "Male". Guidance on answering the question can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	June 24, 2024, 15:25 (BST)
Created	June 24, 2024, 15:25 (BST)
Visibility	Public
Year	2022
Topics	Armed Forces
Units	Persons
Geographic Layer	Census Wards Council Areas Countries Local Authorities Local Health Boards Unitary Authorities Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
Frequency	Decennial
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Citation	Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Geographical Coverage Location	Scotland
Granularity	Country level down to local authorities
Geographic Spatial data	{"geo_type": "multipolygon", "lat": "57.7424", "lon": "-4.69059", "left": "-8.61537", "top": "60.8457", "right": "-0.765806", "bottom": "54.639", "srid": null, "accuracy": null, "source": null}