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People Statistics · City

Population of the urban area in Bridgend

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points 3 of 4 · Towns of Wales Updated 22 Oct 2026
People · Bridgend

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 16 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 54,429 −0.2% since 2020
Towns of Wales · 2025 3 of 4 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +0.2% +0.3% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Bridgend
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
54,429
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance Bridgend · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 54,429 · 2025
First value 46,011 · 1975
Highest 54,533 · 2020
Lowest 46,011 · 1975
Average change +0.3% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearBridgendChange
2025 54,429 −0.2%
2020 54,533 +0.4%
2015 54,332 +3.7%
2010 52,383 +4.3%
2005 50,243 +3.1%
2000 48,722 +1.6%
1995 47,945 +0.7%
1990 47,606 +0.6%
1985 47,300 +0.5%
1980 47,053 +2.3%
1975 46,011

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Wales

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995 1990 1985 1980 1975
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation of the urban area
1 Cardiff 381K
2 Newport 117K
3 Bridgend 54,533
4 Barry 51,054

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 2020

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.