The population of Wales would be falling if it was not for people moving here from outside the UK, the latest release of data from Census has shown. The statistics from the 2021 population survey provide a detailed insight into how Wales has changed over the last decade.
The data shows which countries most people moving to Wales in the last decade have come from as well as what parts of Wales they live in now. If it had not been for immigration from outside the UK, Wales would be have fewer residents than a decade earlier with the consequent problem of falling tax revenues to fund public services.
In June, WalesOnline published this story looking out how the total population of Wales had changed with far slower growth in cities like Cardiff and Newport than had been expected and declines in parts of the south Wales Valleys, Swansea, and the Welsh-language heartlands of Ceredigion, Gwynedd, Anglesey and Conwy. Overall, Wales' population grew in the 10 years to 2021 but at a far slower rate than in England.
