Template:Gaelic demographics

Gaelic speakers in Scotland (1755 - 2001)
Year	Scottish population	Speakers of Gaelic only	Speakers of Gaelic and English	Speakers of Gaelic and English as % of population
1755	1,265,380	289,798	N/A	N/A
1800	1,608,420	297,823	N/A	N/A
1881	3,735,573	231,594	N/A	N/A
1891	4,025,647	43,738	210,677	5.2
1901	4,472,103	28,106	202,700	4.5
1911	4,760,904	18,400	183,998	3.9
1921	4,573,471	9,829	148,950	3.3
1931	4,588,909	6,716	129,419	2.8
1951	5,096,415	2,178	93,269	1.8
1961	5,179,344	974	80,004	1.5
1971	5,228,965	477	88,415	1.7
1981	5,035,315	N/A	82,620	1.6
1991	5,083,000	N/A	65,978	1.4
2001	5,062,011	N/A	58,650	1.2