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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

21,950

5,144,200

        Males

11,037

2,485,599

        Females

10,913

2,658,601

 

 

 

 

Households [Footnote 2]

 

9,498

2,313,778

 

 

 

 

Births

        Total

244

57,781

        Males

129

29,694

        Females

115

28,087

 

 

 

 

Standardised Birth Rate

 

12.6

11.2

 

 

 

 

Deaths

        Total

209

55,986

        Males

103

26,895

        Females

106

29,091

 

 

 

 

Standardised Death Rate

 

9.4

10.9

 

 

 

 

Marriages

 

83

29,866

 

 

 

 

Civil Partnerships [Footnote 3]

 

0

688

 

 

 

 

Life Expectancy At Birth

        All

79.0

77.2

        Males

76.6

74.6

        Females

81.5

79.6

 

 

 

 

Most Popular Babies Forenames [Footnote 6]

        Boys

James & Isaac

Lewis

        Girls

Ella, Emma & Ruby

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.

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Page last updated: 28 July 2008


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