Population in Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021) 13 indicators covering population for Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 2.00 million Number 2019 up 3.3% 199th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 2.00 million Number 2019 up 4.3% 200th Population density by NUTS 3 region 150.8 Persons per square kilometre 2018 up 4.5% 847th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 2.00 million Number 2019 up 4.3% 218th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 1,481 Thousand persons 2019 up 3.6% 203rd Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 14.3% 2019 down 5.9% 224th Population in private households by educational attainment level, coun 17.3% 2019 down 3.4% 336th Population in private households by educational attainment level, citi 17.3% 2019 down 3.4% 336th Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 906.8 Thousand households 2019 up 1.8% 193rd Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 2.00 million Number 2019 up 3.3% 217th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,018 Rate 2017 up 6.8% 226th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residenc 1,104 Rate 2017 up 0.4% 107th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 ye 1,007 Rate 2018 up 3.9% 250th