Welsh language in Wales
On 6 December 2022, as part of our topic summaries releases for Census 2021, the Welsh Government published data about the Welsh language skills of people aged three or older living in Wales.
What's included in the Census 2021 Welsh language in Wales results
The Census 2021 Welsh language in Wales results included data about the Welsh language skills of people aged three or older living in Wales.
This answered questions like:
- how has the number of people who said they speak Welsh changed over time?
- how do the numbers of people who said they speak Welsh vary according to age and across local authorities and small areas?
- how has the ability of the population to understand spoken Welsh, read Welsh and write Welsh changed over time?
You can find out more about the Welsh language in Wales results (opens in a new tab) on the Welsh Government website.
Summary of the Welsh language in Wales results
At the Office for National Statistics (ONS), we also published a summary of the Welsh language in Wales results (opens in a new tab) on the ONS website.
The Welsh Government's Chief Statistician wrote about how you can understand the first release of data from Census 2021 about the Welsh language.
You can read the Chief Statistician's update: understanding Census 2021 data about the Welsh language (opens in a new tab) on the Welsh Government's Digital and Data blog.
We created " Census maps (opens in a new tab) " on the ONS website. This interactive map allows you to see Welsh language skills data in different local authority areas and neighbourhoods, as well as other Census 2021 data already released.