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	26,300	5,144,200
	Males	12,922	2,485,599
	Females	13,378	2,658,601

Households [Footnote 2]		11,706	2,313,778

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	263	57,781
	Males	146	29,694
	Females	117	28,087

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		12.9	11.2

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	367	55,986
	Males	186	26,895
	Females	181	29,091

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		11.1	10.9

Marriages [Footnote 3]		100	29,866

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		0	688

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	76.4	77.4
	Males	72.9	74.8
	Females	80.2	79.7

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	Scott	Lewis
Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Girls	Ellie	Sophie

1. At 30 June 2007. 2. At 30 June 2007. 3. For the calendar year 2007. 4. Per 1,000 population. 5. For years 2005-07. 6. For the calendar year 2007.