Cymru (Wales): Welsh language skills (speaking) by single year of age

Location Type: Country, ONS Geographic Code: W92000004

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Key Facts

All Residents	3,107,494
Male	1,521,004
Female	1,586,490
Households	1,347,114
Population Density (people/km2)	149.9

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England and Wales
  England and Wales
Borders with
- England
  Country
- North West
  Regions
- West Midlands
  Regions
- South West
  Regions
Overlaps with

No equivalent overlapping areas found
Contains
- Isle of Anglesey
  Unitary Authorities
- Vale of Glamorgan
  Unitary Authorities
- Cardiff
  Unitary Authorities
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
  Unitary Authorities
- Caerphilly
  Unitary Authorities
- Blaenau Gwent
  Unitary Authorities
- Torfaen
  Unitary Authorities
- Monmouthshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Newport
  Unitary Authorities
- Powys
  Unitary Authorities
- Bridgend
  Unitary Authorities
- Neath Port Talbot
  Unitary Authorities
- Gwynedd
  Unitary Authorities
- Conwy
  Unitary Authorities
- Denbighshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Flintshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Wrexham
  Unitary Authorities
- Ceredigion
  Unitary Authorities
- Pembrokeshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Carmarthenshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Swansea
  Unitary Authorities
- Merthyr Tydfil
  Unitary Authorities

Table Code	ts076
Issued	2022-12-06
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	86

Description
Data
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in Wales by their ability to speak Welsh by age. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

A person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

Quality Statement

Estimates for single year of age between ages 90 and 100+ are less reliable than other ages. Estimation and adjustment at these ages was based on the age range 90+ rather than five-year age bands.
Read more in our Demography and migration quality information for Census 2021 methodology.

Welsh speaking ability: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	3,018,171
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged under 1 year	0
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 1 year	0
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 2 years	0
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 3 years	32,407
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 4 years	33,357
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 5 years	34,446
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 6 years	34,085
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 7 years	34,382
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 8 years	36,201
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 9 years	36,813
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 10 years	37,048
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 11 years	36,774
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 12 years	36,785
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 13 years	36,779
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 14 years	35,317
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 15 years	34,365
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 16 years	35,253
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 17 years	34,283
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 18 years	34,584
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 19 years	37,286
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 20 years	36,918
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 21 years	37,800
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 22 years	37,853
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 23 years	37,409
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 24 years	37,695
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 25 years	36,043
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 26 years	36,675
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 27 years	37,240
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 28 years	37,667
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 29 years	38,833
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 30 years	40,035
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 31 years	38,647
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 32 years	39,242
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 33 years	39,341
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 34 years	38,950
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 35 years	37,940
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 36 years	37,855
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 37 years	36,837
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 38 years	36,862
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 39 years	36,737
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 40 years	37,767
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 41 years	37,161
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 42 years	34,610
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 43 years	32,685
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 44 years	33,127
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 45 years	33,716
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 46 years	35,269
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 47 years	36,325
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 48 years	38,994
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 49 years	41,773
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 50 years	42,781
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 51 years	42,252
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 52 years	43,587
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 53 years	42,985
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 54 years	44,075
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 55 years	44,656
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 56 years	45,645
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 57 years	45,163
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 58 years	44,244
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 59 years	42,962
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 60 years	42,011
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 61 years	40,571
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 62 years	39,941
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 63 years	39,334
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 64 years	37,749
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 65 years	35,673
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 66 years	35,679
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 67 years	36,439
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 68 years	35,417
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 69 years	34,433
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 70 years	34,832
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 71 years	35,370
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 72 years	35,810
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 73 years	38,255
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 74 years	37,070
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 75 years	28,188
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 76 years	29,490
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 77 years	26,707
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 78 years	25,347
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 79 years	21,765
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 80 years	20,159
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 81 years	19,078
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 82 years	17,940
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 83 years	16,589
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 84 years	15,228
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 85 years and over	82,575
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	2,479,875
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged under 1 year	0
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 1 year	0
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 2 years	0
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 3 years	27,687
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 4 years	26,130
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 5 years	25,211
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 6 years	23,655
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 7 years	23,325
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 8 years	24,080
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 9 years	24,328
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 10 years	23,998
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 11 years	23,580
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 12 years	23,357
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 13 years	23,205
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 14 years	22,060
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 15 years	21,523
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 16 years	23,090
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 17 years	23,554
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 18 years	25,948
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 19 years	29,997
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 20 years	30,096
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 21 years	30,915
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 22 years	30,775
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 23 years	30,332
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 24 years	30,634
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 25 years	29,501
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 26 years	30,191
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 27 years	30,726
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 28 years	31,377
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 29 years	32,410
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 30 years	33,537
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 31 years	32,366
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 32 years	32,721
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 33 years	32,951
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 34 years	32,641
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 35 years	31,975
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 36 years	31,921
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 37 years	31,210
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 38 years	31,330
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 39 years	31,135
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 40 years	32,186
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 41 years	31,592
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 42 years	29,524
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 43 years	27,821
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 44 years	28,294
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 45 years	28,811
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 46 years	30,141
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 47 years	31,071
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 48 years	33,394
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 49 years	35,899
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 50 years	36,955
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 51 years	36,651
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 52 years	38,019
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 53 years	37,531
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 54 years	38,455
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 55 years	39,022
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 56 years	39,920
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 57 years	39,628
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 58 years	38,800
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 59 years	37,827
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 60 years	36,795
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 61 years	35,508
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 62 years	35,026
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 63 years	34,316
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 64 years	32,918
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 65 years	31,116
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 66 years	31,065
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 67 years	31,769
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 68 years	30,852
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 69 years	30,000
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 70 years	30,390
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 71 years	30,770
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 72 years	31,245
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 73 years	33,364
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 74 years	32,505
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 75 years	24,304
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 76 years	25,469
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 77 years	22,739
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 78 years	21,587
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 79 years	18,570
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 80 years	17,239
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 81 years	16,245
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 82 years	15,247
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 83 years	14,160
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 84 years	12,894
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 85 years and over	68,769
Can speak Welsh; Age: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	538,296
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged under 1 year	0
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 1 year	0
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 2 years	0
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 3 years	4,720
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 4 years	7,227
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 5 years	9,235
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 6 years	10,430
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 7 years	11,057
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 8 years	12,121
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 9 years	12,485
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 10 years	13,050
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 11 years	13,194
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 12 years	13,428
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 13 years	13,574
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 14 years	13,257
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 15 years	12,842
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 16 years	12,163
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 17 years	10,729
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 18 years	8,636
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 19 years	7,289
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 20 years	6,822
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 21 years	6,885
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 22 years	7,078
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 23 years	7,077
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 24 years	7,061
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 25 years	6,542
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 26 years	6,484
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 27 years	6,514
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 28 years	6,290
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 29 years	6,423
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 30 years	6,498
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 31 years	6,281
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 32 years	6,521
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 33 years	6,390
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 34 years	6,309
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 35 years	5,965
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 36 years	5,934
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 37 years	5,627
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 38 years	5,532
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 39 years	5,602
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 40 years	5,581
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 41 years	5,569
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 42 years	5,086
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 43 years	4,864
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 44 years	4,833
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 45 years	4,905
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 46 years	5,128
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 47 years	5,254
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 48 years	5,600
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 49 years	5,874
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 50 years	5,826
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 51 years	5,601
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 52 years	5,568
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 53 years	5,454
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 54 years	5,620
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 55 years	5,634
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 56 years	5,725
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 57 years	5,535
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 58 years	5,444
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 59 years	5,135
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 60 years	5,216
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 61 years	5,063
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 62 years	4,915
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 63 years	5,018
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 64 years	4,831
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 65 years	4,557
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 66 years	4,614
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 67 years	4,670
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 68 years	4,565
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 69 years	4,433
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 70 years	4,442
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 71 years	4,600
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 72 years	4,565
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 73 years	4,891
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 74 years	4,565
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 75 years	3,884
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 76 years	4,021
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 77 years	3,968
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 78 years	3,760
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 79 years	3,195
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 80 years	2,920
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 81 years	2,833
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 82 years	2,693
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 83 years	2,429
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 84 years	2,334
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 85 years and over	13,806

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