Passage: Gaelic continues to decline in its traditional heartland. Between 2001 and 2011, the absolute number of Gaelic speakers fell sharply in the Western Isles (−1,745), Argyll & Bute (−694), and Highland (−634). The drop in Stornoway, the largest parish in the Western Isles by population, was especially acute, from 57.5% of the population in 1991 to 43.4% in 2011. The only parish outside the Western Isles over 40% Gaelic-speaking is Kilmuir, Skye in Northern Isle of Skye at 46%. The islands in the Inner Hebrides with significant percentages of Gaelic speakers are Tiree (38.3%), Raasay (30.4%), Skye (29.4%), Lismore, Scotland (26.9%), Colonsay (20.2%), and Islay (19.0%).
How many fewer percent of people speak Gaelic in Islay compared with the second largest island percentage? How many in percent of people in Colonsay don't speak Gaelic? How many in percent of people in Islay don't speak Gaelic? How many in percent of people in Raasay don't speak Gaelic? How many in percent of people in Skye don't speak Gaelic? How many in percent of people in Tiree don't speak Gaelic? How many more percent of people in Tiree speak Gaelic compared with the second smallest island percentage? On which islands do between 29% and 31% of the population speak Gaelic? Where did the number of Gaelic speakers fall most sharply between 2001 and 2011? Which area saw the second most drop in number of Gaelic speakers? Which areas saw a drop of Gaelic speakers in the 600 - 700 person range? Which island has fewer people speaking Gaelic: Tiree or Colonsay? Which island has fewer people speaking Gaelic: Tiree or Raasay? Which island has fewer people speaking Gaelic: Tiree or Skye? Which island has more people speaking Gaelic: Raasay or Colonsay? Which island has more people speaking Gaelic: Tiree or Colonsay? Which island has more people speaking Gaelic: Tiree or Raasay? Which island has more people speaking Gaelic: Tiree or Skye? Which island in the Inner Hebrides has the second largest percent of Gaelic speakers? Which island in the Inner Hebrides has the second smallest percent of Gaelic speakers? Which islands in the Inner Hebrides have over 30% Gaelic speakers? Which regions experienced a loss of Gaelic speakers in the 600s between 2001 and 2011?