Wales's Population, 2010

The report brings together information on the demography of Wales for the period 1971 to 2009. It looks at population and migration estimates, birth and death patterns, and also focuses on the 2008-based national population projections, and the recently published 2008-based local authority projections.

The key points from the latest release are:

• Wales's population in 2009 stood at just under 3 million.
• Natural Change in Wales was positive (more births than deaths) for the fourth successive year, with 3,300 more births than deaths.
• The number of live births in Wales increased from 32,325 in 2004 to 34,937 in 2009.
• In Wales, 10 per cent of all live births were to mothers born outside the UK in 2009, an increase on the proportion in 1998 when only 5 percent of births were to mothers born outside the UK.
• The number of deaths occurring in Wales in 2009 was 31,006 which is a slight decrease on 2008 (32,066).
• In 2008, 16.4 thousand people migrated into Wales from overseas, while 15.9 thousand people migrated from Wales to overseas destinations.
• The population of Wales is projected to increase by 8 per cent from 2008 to 3.2 million in 2023 and is projected to cross the 3 million mark between mid-2009 and mid-2010.

Further information

The publication can be found under 'Related Links'.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 1595
E-mail: stats.popcensus@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

October 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)