This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by the number of Scottish Gaelic speakers in the 2022 census.
RankCouncil areaSpeakersPopulationPercentage(%)Main (Home) Language SpeakersPercentage(%)1Highland12,040229,6315.26820.32Na h-Eileanan Siar11,48625,56344.91,7616.93Glasgow City8,972603,2031.53690.14City of Edinburgh4,628501,2680.91200.05Argyll and Bute3,15984,0973.8770.16Aberdeenshire2,945256,3781.1310.07North Lanarkshire2,469331,1300.7460.08Aberdeen City2,219217,7561.0550.09Fife2,111362,1390.6340.010South Lanarkshire2,109317,7550.7370.011Perth and Kinross1,571147,2571.1190.012Renfrewshire1,433178,8730.8320.013Falkirk1,210154,0780.8280.014West Lothian1,148175,9630.7210.015East Dunbartonshire1,039106,0571.0340.016Dundee City990144,7990.7190.017Stirling90390,4471.0270.018Dumfries and Galloway879142,5030.6150.019North Ayrshire874130,1300.790.020East Ayrshire836116,9620.7170.021Moray82390,7870.950.022East Renfrewshire74094,1740.8310.023South Ayrshire712109,0340.790.024Angus703111,5870.680.025West Dunbartonshire68486,0760.8220.026Scottish Borders679114,1140.670.027East Lothian634109,0950.6150.028Midlothian55493,2570.660.029Inverclyde53176,5440.730.030Clackmannanshire40350,4040.850.031Orkney14321,4000.700.032Shetland11322,4080.540.0
See also Irish language in Northern Ireland List of Welsh areas by percentage of Welsh-speakers
References SCROL - Scotland's Census Results OnLine