Shetland Islands

Council Area in Scotland

Contents: Subdivision

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

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2022-03-20
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	Persons
Males	11,521
Females	11,462

Gender (C 2022)
Males	11,521
Females	11,462

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	4,728
18-64 years	13,256
65+ years	5,006

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-17 years	4,728
18-64 years	13,256
65+ years	5,006

Age Distribution	Males	Females
80+ years	537	724
70-79 years	1171	1195
60-69 years	1464	1478
50-59 years	1711	1725
40-49 years	1424	1466
30-39 years	1357	1337
20-29 years	1169	1078
10-19 years	1455	1295
0-9 years	1236	1168

Age Distribution (C 2022)
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	Persons
Scotland	18,470
UK (other)	3,328
Europe	657
Other country	531

Country of Birth (C 2022)
Scotland	18,470
UK (other)	3,328
Europe	657
Other country	531

Ethnic Group	Persons
White	22,425
Asian	253
African/Caribbean	49
Mixed/multiple	65
Other ethnic group	196

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
White	22,425
Asian	253
African/Caribbean	49
Mixed/multiple	65
Other ethnic group	196

Religion	Persons
Church of Scotland	4,366
Roman Catholic	650
Christian (other)	1,976
Muslim	42
Other religion	309
No religion	14,424

Religion (C 2022)
Church of Scotland	4,366
Roman Catholic	650
Christian (other)	1,976
Muslim	42
Other religion	309
No religion	14,424

Main Language (A3+)	Persons
English	21,467
Gaelic	4
Scots	449
British Sign Language	13
Other language	480

Main Language (A3+) (C 2022)
English	21,467
Gaelic	4
Scots	449
British Sign Language	13
Other language	480

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