1981

Census facts:

Shetland’s black gold - Population
By the mid 60’s, the population of Shetland fell to nearly 17,000. However, the nearby discovery of oil in the 1970s has made a difference. The 1981 Census shows that between 1971 and 1981 the population of Shetland rose by
57.4%per cent.
*From Scotland’s Census 1971 and 1981.