What is the population of Shetland Islands?

The population of Shetland Islands is 22,920.

Where is Shetland Islands located?

Shetland Islands is located at latitude 60.3333300 and longitude -1.3333300. It is in United Kingdom.

What is the area of Shetland Islands?

The area of Shetland Islands is 1468.0525 km².

What time zone is Shetland Islands in?

Shetland Islands is in the Europe/London time zone.

How has the population of Shetland Islands changed?

The population of Shetland Islands has increased from 21,960 (2001) to 22,920 (2019), a change of 4.4%.

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Shetland Islands: subarctic archipelago, county and council area of Scotland that lies north-east of mainland Britain.

Quick Facts about Shetland Islands

Population	22,920
Country	United Kingdom
State	Scotland (United Kingdom)
Area	1468.05 km²
Has part	Foula, Mainland
Latitude & Longitude	60.3333,-1.3333
Legislative body	Shetland Islands Council
Official language	Scots, English
Capital	Lerwick
Time Zone	UTC±00:00
Local time	20:35:25 (23rd September 2026)

Geography

Shetland Islands is located at 60°19'60"N 1°19'60"W (60.3333300, -1.3333300).

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Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2001	21,960	-	estimation process
2002	22,000	0.18%	estimation process
2003	21,950	-0.23%	estimation process
2004	22,090	0.64%	estimation process
2005	22,250	0.72%	estimation process
2006	22,210	-0.18%	estimation process
2007	22,350	0.63%	estimation process
2008	22,480	0.58%	estimation process
2009	22,800	1.42%	estimation process
2010	23,060	1.14%	estimation process
2011	23,240	0.78%	estimation process
2012	23,210	-0.13%	census
2014	23,220	0.04%	estimation process
2016	23,200	-0.09%	2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
2017	23,080	-0.52%	estimation process
2018	22,990	-0.39%	estimation process
2019	22,920	-0.3%	estimation process

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