The population of Wales reached in 2022 was 3.13 million, compared with 3.07 million ten years earlier in 2012. Wales' population has steadily increased throughout this time period, and exceeded three million people for the first time in 2007.
Population of Wales from 1971 to 2022
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 26, 2024). Population of Wales from 1971 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of Wales from 1971 to 2022." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Population of Wales from 1971 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of Wales from 1971 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Population of Wales from 1971 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Population of Wales from 1971 to 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/