Population in Southern Scotland (NUTS 2021) 13 indicators covering population for Southern Scotland (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 947,186 Number 2019 up 0.2% 347th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 947,186 Number 2019 up 0.1% 348th Population density by NUTS 3 region 59.7 Persons per square kilometre 2018 up 0.2% 1478th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 947,186 Number 2019 up 0.1% 444th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 691.4 Thousand persons 2019 down 1.6% 353rd Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 21.8% 2019 up 41.6% 68th Population in private households by educational attainment level, coun 21.1% 2019 down 5.8% 221st Population in private households by educational attainment level, citi 21.1% 2019 down 5.8% 221st Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 455 Thousand households 2019 up 1.1% 325th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 947,186 Number 2019 up 0.2% 443rd Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,206 Rate 2017 up 11.0% 88th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residenc 1,154 Rate 2017 up 2.1% 84th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 ye 1,198 Rate 2018 up 7.5% 130th