Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021): statistics and indicators

106 indicators and 1,601 data points for Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021), collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021)

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 2.36 % change on previous year 2025 287th volatile
Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 3,207 Number 2025 210th falling
Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 395.08 Number 2025 922nd flat
Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 470,990 Number 2019 408th rising
Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 470,990 Number 2019 409th rising
Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 7 Number 2016 404th falling
Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 286,958 Number 2018 368th rising
Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3,931 Number 2018 785th flat
Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 5,433 Number 2018 714th flat
Population density by NUTS 3 region 11.7 Persons per square kilometre 2018 1842nd rising
Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 2,226 Number 2016 158th falling
Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 470,990 Number 2019 794th rising
Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 5,433 Number 2018 395th rising
Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3,931 Number 2018 400th flat
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 2.8 Rate 2018 304th falling
Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.58 Number 2018 95th flat
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 80 Year 2018 291st flat
Life table by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 0.0026 2018 325th falling
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 63.4% 2019 292nd flat
Labour force by NUTS 2 region 217.3 Thousand persons 2019 414th falling
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 217.3 Thousand persons 2019 414th falling
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.3% 2019 122nd flat
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.3% 2019 122nd flat
Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 342.8 Thousand persons 2019 413th falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 342.8 Thousand persons 2019 413th falling
Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 342.8 Thousand persons 2019 413th falling
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 412th falling
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.4% 2019 225th flat
Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 412th falling
Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 412th falling
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.5 Hour 2019 313th flat
Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 412th falling
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.0% 2019 64th rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 78.0% 2019 64th rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 148.1 Thousand persons 2019 395th rising
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 36.2 Hour 2019 285th flat
Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 5.1 Thousand persons 2018 433rd volatile
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2.2% 2018 422nd falling
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 5.1 Thousand persons 2018 433rd volatile
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 2.2% 2018 422nd falling
Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5.1 Thousand persons 2018 433rd volatile
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 2.2% 2018 422nd falling
Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 11 Number 2018 390th falling
Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 1.71 million Number 2016 339th falling
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 79.0% 2019 232nd rising
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 17.2% 2019 241st falling
Air transport of passengers by NUTS 2 region 1,658 Thousand passengers 2019 191st volatile
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 13.4% 2014 90th rising
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 21.3% 2012 72nd rising
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 40.1% 2019 53rd flat
Deaths by week, sex and NUTS 2 region 110 Number 2020 305th falling
Deaths by week, sex, 5-year age group and NUTS 2 region 110 Number 2020 305th falling
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 12.3% 2015 127th flat
Air transport of freight by NUTS 2 region 1.94 Thousand tonnes 2019 178th volatile
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 1,749 2018 792nd volatile
Deaths by week and NUTS 3 region 110 Number 2020 548th falling
Deaths by week, sex and NUTS 3 region 110 Number 2020 548th falling
Maritime transport of passengers by NUTS 2 region 1 Thousand passengers 2007 153rd volatile
Deaths by week, sex, 5-year age group and NUTS 3 region 110 Number 2020 544th falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level 16.5% 2019 347th falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level 16.5% 2019 347th falling
Production of cow's milk on farms by NUTS 2 region 86 2019 392nd rising
Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 5 Thousand persons 2014 192nd falling
GERD by sector of performance and NUTS 2 region 69.74 Million euro 2018 372nd falling
Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 251.9 Thousand households 2019 378th rising
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 695.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2018 396th rising
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 406th falling
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 406th falling
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 18.1 Thousand persons 2019 416th falling
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region 100 Number 2018 1505th volatile
Area by NUTS 3 region 41,046 Square kilometre 2023 105th flat
Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 2,226 Number 2016 143rd falling
Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 470,990 Number 2019 793rd flat
Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region 9.07 million Number 2016 286th rising
Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 10.1% 2026 62nd falling
Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 3,931 Number 2018 784th falling
Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -67.1% 2026 243rd volatile
Deaths by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 5,433 Number 2018 712th rising
Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 6.1 Thousand persons 2019 349th rising
Causes of death - potential years of life lost by NUTS 2 region of 4,360 Year 2018 86th flat
Utilised agricultural area (UAA) managed by low-, medium- and 56,667 Hectare 2019 314th falling
Causes of death - deaths by NUTS 2 region of residence and 5,025 Number 2018 368th rising
Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 2.45 Rate 2018 299th falling
Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 10 Number 2018 318th falling
Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,130 Rate 2017 138th rising
Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of 1,048 Rate 2017 153rd flat
Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 1,121 Rate 2018 172nd rising
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 16.29 Number 2012 879th volatile
Area by NUTS 3 region 41,974 Square kilometre 2015 80th flat
Sheep by NUTS 2 region 203,980 Livestock unit (LSU) 2016 13th falling
Tenure of agricultural holdings by utilised agricultural area, sex 1.69 million Hectare 2016 24th falling
Bovine by NUTS 2 region 230,150 Livestock unit (LSU) 2016 83rd falling
Poultry by NUTS 2 region 5,970 Livestock unit (LSU) 2016 207th falling
Main livestock indicators by NUTS 2 region 452,560 Livestock unit (LSU) 2016 89th falling
Irrigation of agricultural holdings by utilised agricultural area 1.69 million Hectare 2016 24th falling
Main farm land use by NUTS 2 region 3.17 million Hectare 2016 5th rising
Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic 1.69 million Hectare 2016 24th falling
Pigs by NUTS 2 region 12,370 Livestock unit (LSU) 2016 187th falling
Goats by NUTS 2 region 90 Livestock unit (LSU) 2016 195th rising
SBS data by NUTS 2 region and NACE Rev. 2 110 2018 180th rising

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