Approximately 28 percent of people in Wales advised that they were able to speak Welsh in 20224. The share of people who could speak Welsh ranged from over three-quarters of the population in Gwynedd, located in the North West of Wales, to 14.5 percent in Blaenau Gwent, a small county borough in the South East of the country.
Percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh as of 2024, by local authority
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StatsWales. (July 1, 2024). Percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh as of 2024, by local authority [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/383038/welsh-language-speakers-by-region/
StatsWales. "Percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh as of 2024, by local authority." Chart. July 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383038/welsh-language-speakers-by-region/
StatsWales. (2024). Percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh as of 2024, by local authority. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383038/welsh-language-speakers-by-region/
StatsWales. "Percentage of People in Wales Who Say They Can Speak Welsh as of 2024, by Local Authority." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383038/welsh-language-speakers-by-region/
StatsWales, Percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh as of 2024, by local authority Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383038/welsh-language-speakers-by-region/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh as of 2024, by local authority [Graph], StatsWales, July 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/383038/welsh-language-speakers-by-region/
