This is an article about the demographic data of Wales from the 2001 UK census. For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...
Percentage of the British population self-identifying as Welsh: 14.39% (Controversially, there was no question on the Census form asking this—people had to write this in).
Religion:
Christian: 71.9%
Buddhist: 0.19%
Hindu: 0.19%
Jewish: 0.08%
Muslim: 0.75%
Sikh: 0.07%
Other religion: 0.24%
No religion: 18.53%
Not disclosed: 8.07%
The largest single denomination of Wales is Calvinist Methodism (Presbyterian Church of Wales), followed by the (Anglican) Church in Wales (Eglwys yng Nghymru) with 30% of the population, the Roman Catholic Church with 3% and the Congregationalist Union of Welsh Independents (Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg) with 1% of the population.
Age structure of the population:
0–4: 167,903
5–7: 108,149
8–9: 77,176
10–14: 195,976
15: 37,951
16–17: 75,234
18–19: 71,519
20–24: 169,493
25–29: 166,348
30–44: 605,962
45–59: 569,676
60–64: 152,924
65–74: 264,191
75–84: 182,202
85–89: 38,977
90+: 19,404
Knowledge of the Welsh language:
Percentage of the population aged 3 or more knowing spoken Welsh only: 4.93%
Percentage of the population aged 3 or more speaking Welsh but not reading or writing it: 2.83%
Percentage of the population aged 3 or more speaking and reading Welsh but not writing it: 1.37%
Percentage of the population aged 3 or more speaking, reading, and writing Welsh: 16.32%
Percentage of the population aged 3 or more with some other skills combination: 2.98%
Percentage of the population aged 3 or more with no knowledge of Welsh: 71.57%
Gwynedd has the highest proportion of Welsh speakers, but Carmarthenshire has the highest number of them in any one principal area.
According to www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html[1], 26% of the population are knowledgeable of Cymraeg.
The Presbyterian church of Wales (Welsh: Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru), also known as The Calvinistic Methodist Church (Welsh: Yr Eglwys Fethodistaidd Galfinaidd), is a denomination of Protestant Christianity. ... Flag of the Church in Wales The Church in Wales (Welsh: Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru) is a member Church of the Anglican Communion, consisting of six dioceses in Wales. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn, pronounced (IPA), roughly unniss mawn), is an island and county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. ... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county in Wales. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin) is a county in Wales. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...
This is an article about the demographic data of Wales from the 2001 UK census.
Demographics of Wales as at the 2001 Census:
The largest single denomination of Wales is Calvinist Methodism (Presbyterian Church of Wales), followed by the (Anglican) Church in Wales (Eglwys yng Nghymru) with 30% of the population, the Roman Catholic Church with 3% and the Congregationalist Union of Welsh Independents (Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg) with 1% of the population.
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