List of Welsh principal areas by population
This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by population. The figures are estimates for 2019 from the Office for National Statistics.[1]
| Rank | District | Population | Population density/km² | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff | 364,248 | 2,585 | City and county |
| 2 | Swansea | 246,466 | 649 | City and county |
| 3 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 240,131 | 566 | County borough |
| 4 | Carmarthenshire | 187,568 | 79 | County |
| 5 | Caerphilly | 181,019 | 653 | County borough |
| 6 | Flintshire | 155,593 | 356 | County |
| 7 | Newport | 153,302 | 805 | City |
| 8 | Bridgend | 144,876 | 578 | County borough |
| 9 | Neath Port Talbot | 142,906 | 324 | County borough |
| 10 | Wrexham | 136,126 | 270 | County borough |
| 11 | Powys | 132,447 | 26 | County |
| 12 | Vale of Glamorgan | 132,165 | 399 | County borough |
| 13 | Pembrokeshire | 125,055 | 77 | County |
| 14 | Gwynedd | 124,178 | 49 | County |
| 15 | Conwy | 117,181 | 104 | County borough |
| 16 | Denbighshire | 95,330 | 114 | County |
| 17 | Monmouthshire | 94,142 | 111 | County |
| 18 | Torfaen | 93,049 | 740 | County borough |
| 19 | Ceredigion | 72,992 | 41 | County |
| 20 | Isle of Anglesey | 69,961 | 98 | County |
| 21 | Blaenau Gwent | 69,713 | 641 | County borough |
| 22 | Merthyr Tydfil | 60,183 | 540 | County borough |
Population in Wales is concentrated in the South Wales Valleys and the northeast; the remainder of Wales is sparsely populated
References
- "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2019". Office for National Statistics. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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