Shetland Islands
Council Area in Scotland
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in Shetland Islands as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
Name | Status | Population Census 2001-04-29 | Population Census 2011-03-27 | Population Census 2022-03-20 | |
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Shetland Islands | Council Area | 21,988 | 23,167 | 22,986 | |
Lerwick North | Ward | 3,230 | 3,190 | 3,055 | → |
Lerwick South | Ward | 4,060 | 4,140 | 4,002 | → |
North Isles | Ward | 2,870 | 2,790 | 2,657 | → |
Shetland Central | Ward | 3,520 | 3,950 | 4,223 | → |
Shetland North | Ward | 3,150 | 3,280 | 3,325 | → |
Shetland South | Ward | 3,550 | 4,050 | 3,988 | → |
Shetland West | Ward | 1,600 | 1,770 | 1,736 | → |
Scotland (Alba) | Constituent Country | 5,062,011 | 5,295,403 | 5,439,842 |
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) | |
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Males | 11,521 |
Females | 11,462 |
Age Groups (C 2022) | |
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0-17 years | 4,728 |
18-64 years | 13,256 |
65+ years | 5,006 |
Age Distribution (C 2022) | |
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80+ years | 1,261 |
70-79 years | 2,366 |
60-69 years | 2,942 |
50-59 years | 3,436 |
40-49 years | 2,890 |
30-39 years | 2,694 |
20-29 years | 2,247 |
10-19 years | 2,750 |
0-9 years | 2,404 |
Country of Birth (C 2022) | |
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Scotland | 18,470 |
UK (other) | 3,328 |
Europe | 657 |
Other country | 531 |
Ethnic Group (C 2022) | |
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White | 22,425 |
Asian | 253 |
African/Caribbean | 49 |
Mixed/multiple | 65 |
Other ethnic group | 196 |
Religion (C 2022) | |
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Church of Scotland | 4,366 |
Roman Catholic | 650 |
Christian (other) | 1,976 |
Muslim | 42 |
Other religion | 309 |
No religion | 14,424 |
Main Language (A3+) (C 2022) | |
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English | 21,467 |
Gaelic | 4 |
Scots | 449 |
British Sign Language | 13 |
Other language | 480 |