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People Statistics · Area

Population in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 1 of 12 · Regions of Wales Updated 22 Oct 2026
People · Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Wales United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 519,662 +0.3% since 2023
Regions of Wales · 2024 1 of 12 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +8.8% +0.7% a year on average
share of Wales 16.3% Wales: 3,186,581 · 2024
Population, 1990 – 2024 people
+8.8% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Population · people
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan 520K
Wales 3.2M
United Kingdom 69M
World 8.2B · 2025

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 519,662 · 2024
First value 412,200 · 1990
Highest 519,662 · 2024
Lowest 412,200 · 1990
Average change +0.7% a year on average
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearCardiff and Vale of GlamorganChange WalesUnited KingdomWorld
2024 519,662 +0.3% 3.2M 69M 8.1B
2023 518,269 +2.7% 3.2M 68M 8.1B
2022 504,723 +2.5% 3.1M 68M 8B
2021 492,315 +0.2% 3.1M 67M 7.9B
2020 491,511 +0.9% 3.1M 67M 7.9B
2019 486,939 +0.5% 3.1M 67M 7.8B
2018 484,290 +0.3% 3.1M 66M 7.7B
2017 482,725 +0.6% 3.1M 66M 7.6B
2016 480,064 +0.5% 3.1M 66M 7.5B
2015 477,861 +0.0% 3.1M 65M 7.4B
2014 477,663 +0.3% 3.1M 65M 7.4B
2013 476,440 +0.3% 3.1M 64M 7.3B
2012 474,787 +0.6% 3.1M 64M 7.2B
2011 472,121 +0.9% 3.1M 63M 7.1B
2010 467,837 +0.9% 3M 63M 7B
2009 463,818 +1.2% 3M 62M 6.9B
2008 458,503 +1.2% 3M 62M 6.8B
2007 452,928 +1.2% 3M 61M 6.7B
2006 447,408 +0.8% 3M 61M 6.7B
2005 443,878 +1.1% 3M 60M 6.6B
2004 439,200 +1.1% 3M 60M 6.5B
2003 434,226 +0.4% 2.9M 60M 6.4B
2002 432,300 +0.7% 2.9M 59M 6.3B
2001 429,365 −0.3% 2.9M 59M 6.2B
2000 430,719 +0.6% 2.9M 59M 6.2B
1999 428,264 +0.3% 2.9M 59M 6.1B
1998 426,898 +0.6% 2.9M 58M 6B
1997 424,300 +0.6% 2.9M 58M 5.9B
1996 421,700 +1.1% 2.9M 58M 5.8B
1995 417,100 +0.2% 2.9M 58M 5.7B
1994 416,100 −0.0% 2.9M 58M 5.7B
1993 416,300 +0.3% 2.9M 58M 5.6B
1992 414,900 −0.1% 2.9M 58M 5.5B
1991 415,300 +0.8% 2.9M 57M 5.4B
1990 412,200 2.9M 57M 5.3B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of Wales

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan 492K
2 Central Valleys and Bridgend 442K
8 Conwy and Denbighshire 211K
5 Flintshire and Wrexham 290K
3 Gwent Valleys 335K
11 Gwynedd 117K
12 Isle of Anglesey 68,937
9 Mid Wales 204K
6 Monmouthshire and Newport 253K
10 Neath Port Talbot 142K
4 South West Wales 312K
7 Swansea 238K

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.