Census facts:
Return of the Highlander - Population
After centuries of decline, the population of the Scottish Highlands and Islands rises. In 2001 it had increased to 433,745 – an increase of 0.8 per cent from 1991. In contrast, the rest of Scotland had a 1.3 per cent decrease over the same period.
*From Scotland’s Census 2001.
The contemporary killers - Health
By the late 20th century, diseases that were once so deadly (typhoid, diphtheria and cholera) had been practically eradicated. However, they’ve been replaced by two new killers – coronary heart disease and cancer. These account for half of all deaths in Scotland in 1996.
* Scotland’s Census only asks about the living and therefore does not record deaths.
Our ‘valley’ in the glen - Culture
In the 1990’s Scotland’s ‘Silicon Glen’, centred around Livingston, produces 35 per cent of Europe’s PCs and
12 per cent of the world’s semi-conductors, and employing more than 55,000 people.
*Scotland’s Census does not record commerical information.
Contemporary historical facts:
1990 – Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee invents HTML making the World Wide Web possible and ushering in the information revolution.
1995 – Edinburgh’s city centre, comprising the medieval Old Town and Georgian New Town is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1997- Dolly the Sheep, the world’s first genetically cloned mammal, is created by scientists at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh.
9 July 1999 – The Scottish Parliament is officially opened for the first time since 1707.