. "The demography of Scotland includes all aspects of population, past and present, in the area that is now Scotland. Scotland has a population of 5,295,000 (first results of 2011 Census). The population growth rate in 2011 was estimated as 0.6% per annum according to the 2011 GROS Annual Review.Covering an area of 78,782 square kilometres (30,418 sq mi), Scotland has a population density of 67.2/km2 (174/sq mi)."@en . .