Na h-Eileanan Siar: local statistics
Na h-Eileanan Siar is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 25,770 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 8 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Na h-Eileanan Siar, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2025 the population of Na h-Eileanan Siar was estimated at 25,770, down 0.6% on a year earlier. That is 1,160 fewer people than in mid-2015, a fall of 4.3%, against +3.6% for Scotland as a whole. That is the slowest growth of all 32 council areas in Scotland. No earlier year in the series was lower.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Na h-Eileanan Siar at £139,518 for July 2026, a rise of 6.7% in twelve months. That is the 28th highest of all 32 council areas in Scotland (average for Scotland: £196,349). The July peak was £164,861 in 2023, and prices are 35% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Na h-Eileanan Siar (£33,442) gives a ratio of 4.2. That ratio is the 23rd highest ratio of all 32 council areas in Scotland.
In March 2026, 1,560 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 6% more than in 2016. That is 61 for every 1,000 residents, the 3rd highest in Scotland.
1.9% of Na h-Eileanan Siar residents aged 16 to 64 (290 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for Scotland was 3.2%. The rate was the same a year earlier. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.6% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.7% in September 2024.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 70.0% of Na h-Eileanan Siar residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 14.2 points), against 74.6% across Scotland. Its lowest reading in the series was 70.0% and its highest 83.5%.
A girl born in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 80.8 years and a boy 76.8 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 81.1 and 77.2 years across Scotland. For women that is 1.3 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.1 less. It is the 21st highest for women of all 32 council areas in Scotland.
The median full-time employee living in Na h-Eileanan Siar was paid £780.30 a week before tax in April 2025 (£33,442 a year). That is 0.6% above the figure for Scotland and the 13th highest of all 32 council areas in Scotland. Jobs based in Na h-Eileanan Siar paid a median £762.70 a week, £17.60 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £495.50, so it has risen 57% before inflation. The ONS advises using the residents' estimate with caution because it comes from a small sample.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 26,930 |
| 2016 | 26,700 |
| 2017 | 26,690 |
| 2018 | 26,500 |
| 2019 | 26,340 |
| 2020 | 26,080 |
| 2021 | 26,160 |
| 2022 | 26,120 |
| 2023 | 26,000 |
| 2024 | 25,930 |
| 2025 | 25,770 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £103,438 |
| July 2017 | £95,064 |
| July 2018 | £107,642 |
| July 2019 | £117,126 |
| July 2020 | £120,011 |
| July 2021 | £128,343 |
| July 2022 | £140,407 |
| July 2023 | £164,861 |
| July 2024 | £132,756 |
| July 2025 | £130,762 |
| July 2026 | £139,518 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £495.50 a week |
| 2016 | £482.00 a week |
| 2017 | £479.80 a week |
| 2018 | £476.80 a week |
| 2019 | £519.30 a week |
| 2020 | £552.10 a week |
| 2021 | £670.70 a week |
| 2022 | £562.30 a week |
| 2023 | £748.20 a week |
| 2024 | £743.10 a week |
| 2025 | £780.30 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.6% |
| 2016/17 | 77.0% |
| 2017/18 | 81.9% |
| 2018/19 | 81.4% |
| 2019/20 | 81.5% |
| 2020/21 | 81.2% |
| 2021/22 | 79.7% |
| 2022/23 | 83.5% |
| 2023/24 | 80.3% |
| 2024/25 | 71.7% |
| 2025/26 | 70.0% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.3 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.9 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.3 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 80.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 1,475 |
| 2017 | 1,460 |
| 2018 | 1,510 |
| 2019 | 1,505 |
| 2020 | 1,505 |
| 2021 | 1,505 |
| 2022 | 1,520 |
| 2023 | 1,505 |
| 2024 | 1,535 |
| 2025 | 1,535 |
| 2026 | 1,560 |
Questions about Na h-Eileanan Siar
What is the population of Na h-Eileanan Siar?
The ONS estimates 25,770 people lived in Na h-Eileanan Siar in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Na h-Eileanan Siar?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £139,518.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Na h-Eileanan Siar?
290 in August 2026 (1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in Na h-Eileanan Siar?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 76.8 years for men and 80.8 for women.
What is the average salary in Na h-Eileanan Siar?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Na h-Eileanan Siar was £780.30 a week in April 2025 (£33,442 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Na h-Eileanan Siar
Every body that makes decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Na h-Eileanan Siar council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Na h-Eileanan Siar in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar: Torcuil Crichton (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Average house price: Scottish figures come from Registers of Scotland.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for Scotland
- UK figures: UK population · UK average house price · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in Scotland: Argyll and Bute · Clackmannanshire · Inverclyde · Orkney Islands · Shetland Islands · West Dunbartonshire
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