“If no action is taken, this may have serious implications for the workforce, the economy, and the capacity for demographic regeneration.”

New research commissioned by the Scottish Government and conducted by the James Hutton Institute estimates that Scotland’s sparsely populated areas are at risk of losing more than a quarter of their population by 2046 if current demographic trends are left unchanged.

These areas include vast tracts of the Highlands and Islands and some areas in the Southern Uplands, which together represent almost half of the country’s land, but are home to less than 3% of its population.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute