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Scotland surpassed 1,000 centenarians by mid-2024, a record high with steady annual growth.
Scotland has recorded a record 1,020 centenarians by mid-2024, surpassing 1,000 for the first time, according to National Records of Scotland.
This marks the sixth straight annual increase, with a 4% rise from 2023 and a 12% growth over the past decade.
Female centenarians still outnumber males by more than four to one, but male centenarians have grown faster—up 58% in ten years—while female centenarians rose just 5%.
The number of Scots aged 90 and over reached nearly 47,000, with men in that group increasing 47% since 2014.
Officials stress the importance of these trends for planning health, housing, and social care services.
Escocia superó los 1.000 centenarios a mediados de 2024, una cifra récord con un crecimiento anual constante.