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Welsh Government

Welsh language

Statistical information on the Welsh language skills of people in Wales, and their use of the language. The Census is the key source of information about the number of people who can speak Welsh. The Annual Population Survey also collects information about respondents’ Welsh speaking ability and frequency of use. The APS estimates of Welsh language ability are historically higher than those produced by the Census. More detailed information about Welsh speakers’ fluency, and their use of Welsh in a range of settings, is available in the 2004-06 and 2013-14 Welsh Language Use Surveys.

Reports

Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh speakers by local authority, gender and detailed age groups, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh language skills by local authority, gender and detailed age groups, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh speakers by local authority and broader age groups, 2001 and 2011 census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh speakers by electoral division, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh speakers by LSOA, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh language skills by electoral division, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Welsh language skills by LSOA, 2011 Census National Statistics
Data Provider: Welsh Government Annual Population Survey estimates of persons aged 3 and over who say they can speak Welsh by local authority and measure National Statistics

Files

Data Provider: Welsh Government & Welsh Language Commissioner Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-15: Language Ability
Data Provider: Welsh Government & Welsh Language Commissioner Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-15: Education
Data Provider: Welsh Government & Welsh Language Commissioner Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-15: Welsh language at work
Data Provider: Welsh Government & Welsh Language Commissioner Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-15: Use of the language
Data Provider: Welsh Government & Welsh Language Commissioner Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-14: Language Ability
Data Provider: Welsh Government & Welsh Language Commissioner Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-14: Education
Data Provider: Welsh Government & Welsh Language Commissioner Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-14: Welsh language at work
Data Provider: Welsh Government & Welsh Language Commissioner Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-14: Use of the language

> Links

Data Provider: Welsh Government 2011 Census: First results on the Welsh language (external link)
Data Provider: Welsh Government Research paper by the Office for National Statistics (external link)
Data Provider: Welsh Government National Survey for Wales results, 2014-15: Welsh language