Number and percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh 2001-2023
As of 2023 there were estimated to be 906,800 people in Wales who could speak Welsh, or approximately 29.7 percent of the population. Between 2001 and 2023, the number and percentage of Welsh speakers was lowest in 2007, when just a quarter of population or around 726,200 people said they could speak Welsh.