Number of Speakers
| 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 | 58,652 | 1.2 |
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