The population of Wales in 2023 was just approximately 3.16 million, and was quite heavily concentrated on the south coast of the country, especially in the large cities of Cardiff and Swansea where approximately 383,500 and 246,700 people live, respectively.

This dataset provides population estimates for the local health boards in Wales, for the period from 2009 onwards by sex and single year of age, together with some aggregated age groups. It should be noted that for mid-2020, there are some definitional changes (particularly affecting the migration components) compared with mid-2019 populations estimates data and it is advised users read the Quality and Methodology Information section on the Office for National Statistics website. For Wales, the mid-2021 population estimates are the first population estimates to be based on Census 2021. Internal migration estimates for mid-2023 have been produced using a different method to previous years, following a change to the variables available in the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data. This material is Crown Copyright and may be re-used (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence.

This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.

Approximately 28 percent of people in Wales advised that they were able to speak Welsh in 20224. The share of people who could speak Welsh ranged from over three-quarters of the population in Gwynedd, located in the North West of Wales, to 14.5 percent in Blaenau Gwent, a small county borough in the South East of the country.

This dataset provides information for people aged 3 or older who say they can speak Welsh, by Welsh local authority.

The data here is for the underlying indicators that feed into the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD). WIMD is the Welsh Government’s official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in Wales. It is designed to identify small areas where there are the highest concentrations of several different types of deprivation. The full index is only updated every 4 to 5 years but many of the indicators are updated in the interim period and some are updated annually. All indicators are available down to Lower Super Output Area level. This is a geography that is built from census data – it aims to outline small areas with a population between 1,000 and 3,000 people. However, on this page the data only goes down to Local Authority level.

Information on health related lifestyle among adults in Wales by local authority and health board

Police recorded crime figures by Police Force Area and Community Safety Partnership areas (which equate in the majority of instances, to local authorities).

Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex, region and Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), in the latest weeks for which data are available.

This dataset contains information from the Office for National Statistics internal migration data for Wales, showing the migrant flows into and out of each local authority in Wales (and Wales itself) to and from other parts of the UK, and also a net position, by sex and quinary (five-year) age group. Note that data for Wales as a whole will not be the sum of individual local authority data as moves between local authorities within Wales will not contribute to the flows into or out of Wales.

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In order to improve the timely availability of data related to coronavirus (COVID-19) in adult care homes the Welsh Government and Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) have agreed to publish provisional counts of the number of adult care homes reporting one or more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and provisional counts of deaths in care homes, based on notifications by care home providers to CIW.

1. This table contains data on Further Education, Community Learning and Work-based Learning (WBL) provision in Wales from Welsh Government funded providers. FEI and CL data are included from 2003/04 but information on provision by other work-based learning providers is included from 2004/05. Data are taken from the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR), which is now the sole data collection method from Further Education, Community Learning and other training providers 2. This table presents information on the learning programmes of learners. 3. The LLWR is a live, event-driven database that is maintained continuously. Monthly freezes of data are taken for funding and statistical purposes. 4. Some FE institutions include subsidiary work-based learning providers. 5. Community Learning is a broad definition that can encompass, for instance, provision at FEI outreach centres, ABE and ESOL. This table only covers Local Authority community learning provision. 6. Comparisons across years should be made with caution because of differences in population definitions across time and questions should be directed to the Post-16 Education Statistics section. The WBL component of the 2003/04 figures includes WBL at FEIs but excludes WBL at other training providers whereas later years include both. FE learners at Merthyr Tydfil College are included up to 2005/06 but excluded from 2006/07 to 2011/12, following the merger of the college into the University of Glamorgan. From 2012/13 onwards, Merthyr Tydfil College is included in the data once more. Welsh for Adults enrolments (other than at the Coleg Gwent Centre) are excluded from 2007/08 onwards. The inclusion of Higher Education provision within FEIs has also changed over time, franchised HEI has been excluded historically, additionally new HEFCW funded programmes are now collected through HESA rather than LLWR data. 7. In addition to the changes across time referred to in note 6, an adjusted population has been introduced from 2006/07 onwards. This has two aspects: (a) it uses the earlier of two end date types now available on the LLWR in deriving WBL numbers; (b) it disregards learning activities with a very large gap between expected end date and actual end date. Presentation 8. Data are presented both on a full academic year basis (August to July) and as a snapshot for the week of 1st December of the academic year presented. Ages are presented as at 31 August near the start of the academic year. The all persons total includes a small number of learners not identifying as male or female. 9. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and therefore there may be apparent slight discrepancies between the sum of the constituent items and the total. Dimension level Age: Age as at 31 August (end of first month) of the academic year Reference date: Data are presented either as a snapshot at the week of December 1st during the academic year or as an all-year count. December 1st: Snapshot of learners/programmes/activities enrolled during the week of December 1st All: Count of learners/programmes/activities throughout the academic year Mode: Full-time, part-time or work-based learning. See item notes. Provision_provider (description: Provider type) WBL at Other Training Providers: WBL provision submitted to the LLWR by a WBL provider. Omitted from the LLWR for 2003/04 therefore not comparable over time FE at FEIs: Further Education provision at Further Education institutions. HE at FEIs: Higher Education provision at Further Education institutions. Community Learning at FEIs: Community Learning provision enrolled through an FE institution but delivered by a Local Authority ('contracted-in' provision). Community Learning at Local Authorities: Community Learning provision enrolled through a Local Authority ('maintained' or 'contracted-out' provision). WBL at FEIs: WBL provision at Further Education institutions. Provision_type (description: Type of provision) Type of learning provision (FE, HE, Community Learning or WBL). The provision type is determined at the learning programme level. Note that this is not a funding report and definitions can differ from those used for funding purposes. Further Education: Provision submitted to the LLWR by an FE provider excluding: learning programmes categorised as HE or WBL; and learning delivered by a Local Authority via a subcontracted arrangement with an FE provider. Community Learning: Provision submitted to the LLWR by a Local Authority directly or by an FE provider but where the learning is delivered by a Local Authority through a partnership, franchise or subcontracted arrangement. Higher Education: Comprises learning programmes categorised as higher education. Work-based learning: Provision defined as that submitted to the LLWR by a WBL provider; or comprising a WBL designated learning programme. WBL at OTPs omitted from the LLWR for 2003/04 therefore not comparable over time. Qualification Levels: This refers to the level of highest qualification achieved prior to the commencement of the learning programme. Data is presented in the form of NVQ Level equivalents. Disability: This is shown in the form of disabled, not disabled or not known, based on the student's own assessment. No further breakdowns of disability are provided here. Ethnicity: Ethnic origin of the learner (self-described). Programme Type: This denotes a learner's main type of learning. Where the learner is undertaking more than one type of learning within a programme (e.g. Curriculum 2000 + GCSE), the principal learning programme is counted. If entirely separate qualifications are being taken the learner's details will be recorded twice. Credit Level: Credit Level of learning activity described using the Credit and Qualification Framework for Wales (CQFW) level descriptors. Language - medium of learning provision Based on categorisation of class types. Qual type: Qualification type of the learning activity. Subject: Subject of learning activity using broad groups within the Learning Direct classification system.