As of the 2011 Census there were estimated to be approximately just over 58,000 Gaelic language speakers in Scotland, approximately 1.7 percent of the population, a slight decline on 2001.
Number and percentage of people in Scotland who can speak Gaelic in 2001 and 2011
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National Records of Scotland. (May 27, 2021). Number and percentage of people in Scotland who can speak Gaelic in 2001 and 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/330186/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers/
National Records of Scotland. "Number and percentage of people in Scotland who can speak Gaelic in 2001 and 2011." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330186/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers/
National Records of Scotland. (2021). Number and percentage of people in Scotland who can speak Gaelic in 2001 and 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330186/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers/
National Records of Scotland. "Number and Percentage of People in Scotland Who Can Speak Gaelic in 2001 and 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330186/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers/
National Records of Scotland, Number and percentage of people in Scotland who can speak Gaelic in 2001 and 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330186/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number and percentage of people in Scotland who can speak Gaelic in 2001 and 2011 [Graph], National Records of Scotland, May 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/330186/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers/
