Orkney Islands

Council Area in Scotland

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Orkney Islands as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2022-03-20
Orkney Islands	Council Area	19,245	21,349	21,958
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray	Ward	2,590	3,060	3,363	→
Kirkwall East	Ward	4,560	4,790	4,946	→
Kirkwall West and Orphir	Ward	3,530	4,020	4,399	→
North Isles	Ward	2,220	2,340	2,215	→
Stromness and South Isles	Ward	2,600	2,810	2,713	→
West Mainland	Ward	3,750	4,330	4,322	→
Scotland (Alba)	Constituent Country	5,062,011	5,295,403	5,439,842

Source: National Records of Scotland.

Explanation: The tabulated electoral wards are in 2023 boundaries. Older population figures are computed by using population-weighted centroids of output areas.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	10,797
Females	11,161

Gender (C 2022)
Males	10,797
Females	11,161

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	3,937
18-64 years	12,552
65+ years	5,475

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-17 years	3,937
18-64 years	12,552
65+ years	5,475

Age Distribution	Males	Females
80+ years	598	819
70-79 years	1230	1314
60-69 years	1634	1594
50-59 years	1752	1840
40-49 years	1135	1294
30-39 years	1206	1321
20-29 years	1022	943
10-19 years	1127	1071
0-9 years	1089	975

Age Distribution (C 2022)
80+ years	1,417
70-79 years	2,544
60-69 years	3,228
50-59 years	3,592
40-49 years	2,429
30-39 years	2,527
20-29 years	1,965
10-19 years	2,198
0-9 years	2,064

Country of Birth	Persons
Scotland	16,314
UK (other)	4,683
Europe	468
Other country	493

Country of Birth (C 2022)
Scotland	16,314
UK (other)	4,683
Europe	468
Other country	493

Ethnic Group	Persons
White	21,602
Asian	108
African/Caribbean	42
Mixed/multiple	56
Other ethnic group	146

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
White	21,602
Asian	108
African/Caribbean	42
Mixed/multiple	56
Other ethnic group	146

Religion	Persons
Church of Scotland	5,853
Roman Catholics	586
Other Christians	1,523
Muslims	36
Other religion	347
No religion	12,371

Religion (C 2022)
Church of Scotland	5,853
Roman Catholics	586
Other Christians	1,523
Muslims	36
Other religion	347
No religion	12,371

Main Language (A3+)	Persons
English	21,019
Scots	137
British Sign Language	6
Other language	238

Main Language (A3+) (C 2022)
English	21,019
Scots	137
British Sign Language	6
Other language	238

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