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The 2021 census showed Wales' population to be 3,107,500, the highest in its history. [6] In 2011, 27 per cent (837,000) of the total population of Wales were not born in Wales, [7] [8] including 636,000 people (21 per cent of the total population of Wales) who were born in England. [9]
Population in Wales is concentrated in South Wales and the northeast; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated. This is a list of the 22 principal areas of Wales [1][2] giving their most recent date of creation and the style by which they are known. The population and density are from the Office for National Statistics 2022 estimates.
Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ] ⓘ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of 2021 [update], it had a population of 3,107,494. [ 2 ]
In 2016, an analysis of the geography of Welsh surnames commissioned by the Welsh Government found that 718,000 people (nearly 35% of the Welsh population) have a family name of Welsh origin, compared with 5.3% in the rest of the United Kingdom, 4.7% in New Zealand, 4.1% in Australia, and 3.8% in the United States, with an estimated 16.3 ...
List of built-up areas in Wales by population. Population density map in Wales from the 2011 census. The following is a list of built-up areas in Wales by population according to the 2021 and 2011 Census.
References. [1][2] Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and whose physical geography is characterised by a varied coastline and a largely upland interior. It is bordered by England to its east, the Irish Sea to its north and west, and the Bristol Channel to its south. It has a total area of 2,064,100 hectares (5,101,000 acres ...
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. [1] It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [1]
The eastern part of North Wales contains the most populous areas, with more than 300,000 people living in the areas around Wrexham and Deeside. Wrexham, with a population of 65,692 at the 2011 census [19] in its built-up area, it is North Wales' largest city. The total population of North Wales is 696,300 (2017).