| Gaelic speakers by sex and age | ||||||||||
| Age group | ||||||||||
| 0 - 4 | 5 - 15 | 16 - 19 | 20 - 44 | 45 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 and over |
All ages | |||
| Gaelic speakers | ||||||||||
| ALL PEOPLE | 930 | 6,899 | 2,329 | 17,599 | 16,855 | 7,225 | 7,132 | 58,969 | ||
| Males | 446 | 3,252 | 986 | 8,664 | 8,470 | 3,271 | 2,461 | 27,550 | ||
| Females | 484 | 3,647 | 1,343 | 8,935 | 8,385 | 3,954 | 4,671 | 31,419 | ||
| Non-Gaelic speakers | ||||||||||
| ALL PEOPLE | 275,944 | 688,292 | 249,761 | 1,777,049 | 1,221,453 | 438,808 | 351,735 | 5,003,042 | ||
| Males | 141,914 | 352,637 | 126,673 | 866,032 | 598,059 | 196,791 | 122,838 | 2,404,944 | ||
| Females | 134,030 | 335,655 | 123,088 | 911,017 | 623,394 | 242,017 | 228,897 | 2,598,098 | ||
| Percentage Gaelic speakers | ||||||||||
| ALL PEOPLE | 0.34% | 0.99% | 0.92% | 0.98% | 1.36% | 1.62% | 1.99% | 1.16% | ||
| Males | 0.31% | 0.91% | 0.77% | 0.99% | 1.40% | 1.63% | 1.96% | 1.13% | ||
| Females | 0.36% | 1.07% | 1.08% | 0.97% | 1.33% | 1.61% | 2.00% | 1.19% | ||
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