As of September 2023, around 22 percent of people in Wales thought that Wales should be independent from the rest of the United Kingdom, compared with just over half of Welsh people who would vote no to independence.
Should Wales be an independent country? (June 2020 to September 2023)
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YouGov. (September 11, 2023). Should Wales be an independent country? (June 2020 to September 2023) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/572299/welsh-attitudes-of-independence-in-wales/
YouGov. "Should Wales be an independent country? (June 2020 to September 2023)." Chart. September 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572299/welsh-attitudes-of-independence-in-wales/
YouGov. (2023). Should Wales be an independent country? (June 2020 to September 2023). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572299/welsh-attitudes-of-independence-in-wales/
YouGov. "Should Wales Be An Independent Country? (June 2020 to September 2023)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572299/welsh-attitudes-of-independence-in-wales/
YouGov, Should Wales be an independent country? (June 2020 to September 2023) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572299/welsh-attitudes-of-independence-in-wales/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Should Wales be an independent country? (June 2020 to September 2023) [Graph], YouGov, September 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/572299/welsh-attitudes-of-independence-in-wales/