Orkney Islands

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

		Orkney Islands	Scotland
Population [Footnote 1]	All	19,860	5,144,200
	Males	9,779	2,485,599
	Females	10,081	2,658,601

Households [Footnote 2]		8,982	2,313,778

Births [Footnote 3]	Total	190	57,781
	Males	94	29,694
	Females	96	28,087

Standardised Birth Rate [Footnote 3,4]		11.9	11.2

Deaths [Footnote 3]	Total	255	55,986
	Males	133	26,895
	Females	122	29,091

Standardised Death Rate [Footnote 3,4]		11.5	10.9

Marriages [Footnote 3]		97	29,866

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]		0	688

Life Expectancy At Birth [Footnote 5]	All	78.1	77.4
	Males	74.9	74.8
	Females	81.5	79.7

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Boys	George	Lewis
Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]	Girls	Rebecca & 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 2005-07. 6. For the calendar year 2007.