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Shetland Islands

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

 

 

Shetland Islands

Scotland

Population [Footnote 1]

        All

22,210

5,194,000

        Males

11,214

2,515,288

        Females

10,996

2,678,712

 

 

 

 

Households [Footnote 2]

 

9,704

2,344,436

 

 

 

 

Births

        Total

278

60,041

        Males

145

30,570

        Females

133

29,471

 

 

 

 

Standardised Birth Rate

 

14.6

11.6

 

 

 

 

Deaths

        Total

211

55,700

        Males

112

26,504

        Females

99

29,196

 

 

 

 

Standardised Death Rate

 

9.6

10.8

 

 

 

 

Marriages

 

97

28,903

 

 

 

 

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]

 

1

525

 

 

 

 

Life Expectancy At Birth

        All

78.1

77.5

        Males

75.0

75.0

        Females

81.5

79.9

 

 

 

 

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]

        Boys

James

Jack

        Girls

Ellie

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.

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Page last updated: 17 May 2010


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