population shetland islands
In the same period, June 2008 to 2009, the estimated population of Scotland was 5,194,000, a rise of 25,500 on the previous year. Population increases similar to Shetlandâs were shown in the Grampian and Lothian NHS board areas, while Ayrshire, Arran and the Western Isles experienced declines of 0.1 per cent.