An diofar eadar na mùthaidhean a rinneadh air "Gàidhlig"

| Àireamh cànan màthaireil =58,552 ann an Alba <ref>[http://www.cnag.org.uk/munghaidhlig/stats/gspeakcensus01.php CnaG ¦ Census 2001 Scotland: Gaelic speakers by council area]</ref><br />2,000 ann an [[Alba Nuadh]] <ref>[http://www.gov.ns.ca/oga/aboutgaelic.asp?lang=en "Oifis Iomairtean na Gaidhlig]</ref><br />1,610 anns na Stàitean Aonaichte <ref name="mla">[http://www.mla.org/map_data_states&mode=lang_tops&lang_id=636 "Language by State - Scottish Gaelic"] aig làrach-lìn ''Modern Language Association'', a' tarraing air 27 an Dùbhlachd 2007</ref><br /> 822 ann an Astràilia <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070621144459/http://www.omi.wa.gov.au/WAPeople%5CSect1%5CTable%201p04%20Aust.pdf "Languages Spoken At Home"] bho làrach-lìn Riaghaltas Astràilia: ''Office of Multicultural Interests'', a' tarraing air 27 an Dùbhlachd 2007</ref><br /> 669 ann an Sealainn Nuadh <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070927232047/http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/1C81F07B-28C6-4DDD-8EBA-80C592E8022A/0/20languagespokentotalresponse.xls Languages Spoken:Total Responses] làrach-lìn staitistearachd Seallainn Nuaidh, a' tarraing air 5 an Lùnasdal 2008</ref>