Population in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021) 18 indicators covering population for Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 470,990 Number 2019 up 2.2% 408th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 470,990 Number 2019 up 2.2% 409th Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3,931 Number 2018 down 17.6% 785th Population density by NUTS 3 region 11.7 Persons per square kilometre 2018 up 2.6% 1842nd Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 470,990 Number 2019 up 2.2% 794th Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3,931 Number 2018 down 17.6% 400th Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.58 Number 2018 down 18.1% 95th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 342.8 Thousand persons 2019 up 1.3% 413th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 21.3% 2012 up 19.0% 72nd Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 1,749 2018 down 50.0% 792nd Population in private households by educational attainment level 16.5% 2019 down 5.2% 347th Population in private households by educational attainment level 16.5% 2019 down 5.2% 347th Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 251.9 Thousand households 2019 up 18.1% 378th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 470,990 Number 2019 up 0.8% 793rd Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 3,931 Number 2018 down 11.3% 784th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,130 Rate 2017 up 3.5% 138th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of 1,048 Rate 2017 down 6.0% 153rd Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 1,121 Rate 2018 up 5.9% 172nd