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 (22.9 monoglot Gaelic) |
| 1800 |
1,608,420 |
297,823 |
N/A |
N/A (18.5 monoglot Gaelic) |
| 1881 |
3,735,573 |
231,594 |
N/A |
N/A (6.1 monoglot Gaelic) |
| 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 |
