Released this week by The Cremation Society are the total cremations carried out in the UK for the year 2025. The focus below will look at Scotland whereby it is revealed more cremations were carried in 2025 than in 2020, 2021, 2022 and NRS have recorded more deaths over 61,000 deaths.
NB: NRS all cause mortality data 2025 provisional 1 2
Updates issued 27/07/2026 on all cause deaths and 28/07/2026 on % cremations
NRS all cause deaths update 25/08/2026
It is worth re-visiting testimony from the Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities 1
-Mike Birkinshaw. Chief Executive FBCA.
…and The National Association of Funeral Directors. 2
-Timothy Purves. NAFD Scottish President.
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