Eilean Siar

This page provides some key statistics for the local authority area Eilean Siar together with the equivalent statistics for Scotland.

		Eilean Siar	Scotland
Population [Footnote 1]	All	26,180	5,194,000
	Males	12,854	2,515,288
	Females	13,326	2,678,712

Households [Footnote 2]		11,893	2,344,436

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	257	60,041
	Males	141	30,570
	Females	116	29,471

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		12.9	11.6

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	346	55,700
	Males	183	26,504
	Females	163	29,196

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		13.2	10.8

Marriages [Footnote 3]		109	28,903

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		0	525

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	77.2	77.5
	Males	73.5	75.0
	Females	81.4	79.9

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	Daniel	Jack
Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Girls	Chloe	Sophie

1. At 30 June 2009. 2. At 30 June 2009. 3. For the calendar year 2008. 4. Per 1,000 population. 5. For years 2006-08. 6. For the calendar year 2009.