NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Sixteenth Census of Scotland Geography United Kingdom (GBR) Scotland Coverage type Subnational Time period covered 04/1961 - 04/1961 Data type Census: De factoIndividualSubnationally representative Summary The 1961 census took place on April 23rd of that year. The provisional population at the time of the census was 5,178,490 individuals, an increase of 82,075 since the 1951 count. The population figure did not include those out of the country at the time of enumeration. Keywords Languages, Population Citation Contributors General Register Office for Scotland National Records of Scotland Suggested citation General Register Office for Scotland, National Records of Scotland. United Kingdom - Scotland Population and Housing Census 1961. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021