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Orkney Islands

Council Area in Scotland

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Orkney Islands as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
2001-04-29		Population
Census
2011-03-27		Population
Census
2022-03-20
Orkney IslandsCouncil Area19,24521,34921,958
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and BurrayWard2,5903,0603,363
Kirkwall EastWard4,5604,7904,946
Kirkwall West and OrphirWard3,5304,0204,399
North IslesWard2,2202,3402,215
Stromness and South IslesWard2,6002,8102,713
West MainlandWard3,7504,3304,322
Scotland (Alba)Constituent Country5,062,0115,295,4035,439,842

Source: National Records of Scotland.

Explanation: The tabulated electoral wards are in 2023 boundaries. Older population figures are computed by using population-weighted centroids of output areas.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2022)
Males10,797
Females11,161
Age Groups (C 2022)
0-17 years3,937
18-64 years12,552
65+ years5,475
Age Distribution (C 2022)
80+ years1,417
70-79 years2,544
60-69 years3,228
50-59 years3,592
40-49 years2,429
30-39 years2,527
20-29 years1,965
10-19 years2,198
0-9 years2,064
Country of Birth (C 2022)
Scotland16,314
UK (other)4,683
Europe468
Other country493
Ethnic Group (C 2022)
White21,602
Asian108
African/Caribbean42
Mixed/multiple56
Other ethnic group146
Religion (C 2022)
Church of Scotland5,853
Roman Catholic586
Christian (other)1,523
Muslim36
Other religion347
No religion12,371
Main Language (A3+) (C 2022)
English21,019
Scots137
British Sign Language6
Other language238

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