Scotland's Census 2022 - MV201 - Country of birth by age of arrival in UK

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for the Country of Birth by age of arrival in the UK in Scotland.

Country of birth

Country of birth is the country in which a person was born. Users should be mindful of changes in EU members and accession states between 2011 and 2022. This will affect the number of countries which make up certain categories when comparing the results between censuses.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Age of arrival in the UK

The age of arrival in the UK is derived from the date that a person last arrived to live in the UK and their age. Short visits away from the UK are not counted in determining the date that a person last arrived.

Age of arrival is only applicable to usual residents who were not born in the UK. It does not include usual residents born in the UK who have emigrated and since returned.

Source question or variables is based on:

• Age
• Term time address indicator
• Migrant date of arrival

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here