The population of Wales reached in 2021 was 3.1 million, compared with 3.06 million ten years earlier in 2011. Wales' populatioon has steadily increased throughout this time period, and exceeded three million people for the first time in 2007.
Population of Wales from 1971 to 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 21, 2022). Population of Wales from 1971 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of Wales from 1971 to 2021." Chart. December 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Population of Wales from 1971 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of Wales from 1971 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Population of Wales from 1971 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Population of Wales from 1971 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/872906/population-of-wales/