Highland

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

		Highland	Scotland
Population [Footnote 1]	All	217,440	5,144,200
	Males	106,453	2,485,599
	Females	110,987	2,658,601

Households [Footnote 2]		98,048	2,313,778

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	2,332	57,781
	Males	1,233	29,694
	Females	1,099	28,087

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		12.8	11.2

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	2,419	55,986
	Males	1,142	26,895
	Females	1,277	29,091

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		10.3	10.9

Marriages [Footnote 3]		1,663	29,866

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		18	688

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	77.9	77.2
	Males	75.2	74.6
	Females	80.6	79.6

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	Jack	Lewis
Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Girls	Sophie	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 2004-06. 6. For the calendar year 2007.