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% 411th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 470,990 Number 2019 up 2.2% 412th Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3,931 Number 2018 down 17.6% 786th Population density by NUTS 3 region 11.7 Persons per square kilometre 2018 up 2.6% 1849th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 470,990 Number 2019 up 2.2% 796th 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 N 342.8 Thousand persons 2019 up 1.3% 416th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 21.3% 2012 up 19.0% 73rd Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional le 1,749 2018 down 50.0% 793rd Population in private households by educational attainment level, citi 16.5% 2019 down 5.2% 351st Population in private households by educational attainment level, coun 16.5% 2019 down 5.2% 351st Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 251.9 Thousand households 2019 up 18.1% 380th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 470,990 Number 2019 up 0.8% 795th Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 3,931 Number 2018 down 11.3% 786th 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 residenc 1,048 Rate 2017 down 6.0% 153rd Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 ye 1,121 Rate 2018 up 5.9% 172nd