According to the 2011 Census, approximately 61.2 percent of people who lived in Eilean Siar, an island formation on the West Coast of Scotland, had knowledge of Gaelic, compared with 1.7 percent for Scotland as a whole.
Percentage of people in Scotland with any skills in Gaelic in 2011, by region
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National Records of Scotland. (May 27, 2021). Percentage of people in Scotland with any skills in Gaelic in 2011, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326572/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers-by-region/
National Records of Scotland. "Percentage of people in Scotland with any skills in Gaelic in 2011, by region." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326572/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers-by-region/
National Records of Scotland. (2021). Percentage of people in Scotland with any skills in Gaelic in 2011, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326572/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers-by-region/
National Records of Scotland. "Percentage of People in Scotland with Any Skills in Gaelic in 2011, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326572/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers-by-region/
National Records of Scotland, Percentage of people in Scotland with any skills in Gaelic in 2011, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326572/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers-by-region/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Percentage of people in Scotland with any skills in Gaelic in 2011, by region [Graph], National Records of Scotland, May 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326572/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers-by-region/