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Census: Welsh language

Every 10 years the nation sets aside one day for the Census - a count of all people and households. It is the most complete source of information about the population that we have.

The Census is the key source of information about the number of people who can speak Welsh. More regular information on the Welsh language can be obtained from the Annual Population Survey or the National Survey for Wales. More detailed information about Welsh speakers’ use of Welsh in a range of settings is available from Welsh Language Use Surveys.

Reports

Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh speakers by local authority, gender and detailed age groups, 2011 census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh language skills by local authority, gender and detailed age groups, 2011 census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh speakers by local authority and broader age groups, 2001 and 2011 census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh speakers by electoral division, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh speakers by LSOA, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh language skills by electoral division, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh language skills by LSOA, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Ability of people aged three or older to speak Welsh by local authority and single year of age, 2011 and 2021 National Statistics

> Links

Data Provider: Welsh Government Cymraeg 2050: Welsh language strategy - Technical report: Projection and trajectory for the number of Welsh speakers (external link)
Data Provider: Welsh Government 2011 Census: First results on the Welsh language (external link)
Data Provider: Welsh Government Research paper by the Office for National Statistics (external link)
Data Provider: Welsh Government Data from the Census through NOMIS (external link)
Data Provider: Welsh Government InfobaseCymru - Welsh language (external link)
Data Provider: Welsh Government National Well-being Indicator - Percentage of people who can speak Welsh (external link)