People in Shetland who feel part of their community

Year	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	2022	2023
Percentage Shetland	88%	90%	84%	90%	91%	90%	91%
Percentage Scotland	77%	78%	78%	78%	81%	83%	82%

The above graph and table shows that between 2016 and 2023, Shetland has experienced a higher percentage of people who feel part of their community than Scotland as a whole each year. The percentage of people in Shetland who feel part of their community increased from the baseline of 88% in 2016 to 90% in 2017. This then dropped to 84% in 2018, before rising to 90% in 2019, 91% in 2021, 90% in 2022 and back to 91% in 2023. 

Scotland’s percentage remained at 77% or 78% over the years 2016 to 2019, however rose to 81% in 2021, to 83% in 2022 and was 82% in 2023. Due to a smaller sample size in 2020, the data was not able to be broken down and published at local authority level. For 2021, the results are published as experimental statistics as this was done via telephone rather than face to face like prior years.

Last updated: December 2024