Shetland Islands population, 2001–2024
Shetland Islands has an estimated population of 23,190 (mid-2024), up 5.6% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Shetland Islands local authority area.
23,190
population, mid-2024
+5.6%
since 2001
-0.6%
last 10 years
2015
peak year (23,370)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23,190 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 23,100 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 23,020 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 22,960 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 22,890 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22,910 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23,000 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 23,110 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 23,240 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 23,370 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23,330 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23,180 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 23,200 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 23,240 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 23,060 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22,800 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 22,480 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 22,350 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 22,210 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 22,250 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 22,090 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 21,950 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 22,000 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 21,960 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Shetland Islands local authority area (code S12000027), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.