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Council Area in Scotland

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The population development in Highland 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
Estimate
2021-06-30
HighlandCouncil Area208,914232,132238,060
Aird and Loch NessWard9,56011,56013,050
Badenoch and StrathspeyWard11,76013,68014,140
Black IsleWard8,7609,82010,590
Caol and MallaigWard8,1908,7909,020
Cromarty FirthWard11,71012,84012,820
Culloden and ArdersierWard10,70010,93011,240
Dingwall and SeaforthWard11,37012,58013,080
East Sutherland and EddertonWard7,3007,6307,760
Eilean á ChèoWard9,45010,18010,700
Fort William and ArdnamurchanWard10,58011,17010,990
Inverness CentralWard11,29012,50011,710
Inverness MillburnWard10,38010,3909,890
Inverness Ness-sideWard8,99010,33011,030
Inverness SouthWard6,22013,05015,800
Inverness WestWard9,6109,9209,930
Nairn and CawdorWard11,07012,65013,290
North, West and Central SutherlandWard6,0906,1305,930
Tain and Easter RossWard8,6909,2709,130
Thurso and Northwest CaithnessWard12,60013,23012,430
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and LochalshWard11,62012,23012,610
Wick and East CaithnessWard12,98013,26012,920
Scotland (Alba)Constituent Country5,062,0115,295,4035,479,900

Source: National Records of Scotland (web).

Explanation: The tabulated electoral wards are in effect from 4 December 2017. The population figures of wards are computed using population estimates for output areas assigned by using population-weighted centroids. This approach should be more accurate than the offical ward figures that are computed by using larger data zones with the similar type of assignment.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2011)
Males113,471
Females118,661
Age Groups (C 2011)
0-17 years47,219
18-64 years141,873
65+ years43,040
Age Distribution (C 2011)
0-9 years25,113
10-19 years26,682
20-29 years24,408
30-39 years26,446
40-49 years35,377
50-59 years34,102
60-69 years30,238
70-79 years18,965
80+ years10,801
Citizenship (C 2011)
British only223,954
British and other585
Other only7,593
Country of Birth (C 2011)
Scotland179,271
UK (other)39,643
EU7,586
Other country5,632
Ethnic Group (C 2011)
White228,981
Asian1,866
Mixed/multiple664
Other ethnic group621
Religion (C 2011)
Church of Scotland85,550
Roman Catholic17,677
Christian (other)21,235
Muslim691
Other religion1,896
No religion86,641
Language at Home (C 2011)
English208,714
Gaelic5,447
Scots1,233
British Sign Language632
Polish3,040
Other language5,540

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