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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod Minchin

Fewer people speaking Welsh than 10 years ago, Census reveals

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The number of Welsh speakers has fallen in the past decade as fewer children are speaking the language, new figures show.

In 2021 an estimated 538,000 people in Wales aged three years and over (17.8%) reported being able to speak Welsh.

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