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.
Number and percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh from 2001 to 2023
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StatsWales. "Number and percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh from 2001 to 2023." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383043/welsh-language-speakers/
StatsWales. (2023). Number and percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh from 2001 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383043/welsh-language-speakers/
StatsWales. "Number and Percentage of People in Wales Who Say They Can Speak Welsh from 2001 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383043/welsh-language-speakers/
StatsWales, Number and percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh from 2001 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383043/welsh-language-speakers/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number and percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh from 2001 to 2023 [Graph], StatsWales, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/383043/welsh-language-speakers/