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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 May 2021, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/330186/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
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: /statistics/330186/scotland-gaelic-language-speakers/
