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Wales: population density
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
section.rank · Regions of United Kingdom
section.updated 10 Nov 2026
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
154per km²
+0.7%
section.change_since
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+3.7%
+0.3% a year on average
vs United Kingdom
−46%
United Kingdom: 285 · 2024
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Wales · United Kingdom · section.levels.world
+3.7% section.change_since
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Wales
United Kingdom
section.levels.world
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
section.compare Population density · per km²
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Wales · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
154 · 2024
First value
138 · 1990
Highest
154 · 2024
Lowest
138 · 1990
Average change
+0.3% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
section.all_years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Wales | Change | United Kingdom | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 154 | +0.7% | 285 | — |
| 2023 | 153 | +1.0% | 281 | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 151 | +0.9% | 278 | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 150 | +0.0% | 276 | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 150 | +0.5% | 275 | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 149 | +0.1% | 274 | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 149 | +0.1% | 273 | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 149 | +0.1% | 272 | 58.6 |
| 2016 | 148 | +0.1% | 271 | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 148 | −0.0% | 268 | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 148 | +0.1% | 266 | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 148 | +0.0% | 264 | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 148 | +0.2% | 262 | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 148 | +0.5% | 261 | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 147 | +0.4% | 259 | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 147 | +0.4% | 256 | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 146 | +0.6% | 255 | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 145 | +0.7% | 253 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 144 | +0.6% | 251 | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 143 | +0.4% | 249 | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 143 | +0.7% | 247 | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 142 | +0.5% | 246 | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 141 | +0.4% | 245 | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 140 | +0.1% | 244 | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 140 | +0.2% | 243 | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 140 | +0.0% | 242 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 140 | +0.2% | 241 | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 140 | +0.1% | 240 | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 139 | +0.1% | 240 | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 139 | +0.0% | 239 | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 139 | +0.1% | 238 | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 139 | +0.2% | 238 | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 139 | +0.2% | 237 | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 139 | +0.4% | 236 | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 138 | 235 | 50.8 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United Kingdom
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater London | 5,562 | |
| 2 | North West England | 513 | |
| 3 | South East England | 475 | |
| 4 | West Midlands | 447 | |
| 5 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 351 | |
| 6 | East of England | 322 | |
| 7 | North East England | 305 | |
| 8 | East Midlands | 303 | |
| 9 | South West England | 232 | |
| 10 | Wales | 148 | |
| 11 | Northern Ireland | 138 | |
| 12 | Scotland | 69.0 |
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2016
section.what
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
section.how
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
people
Wales in numbers
Population
3.2M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025 · United Kingdom
Median age
39.8
2023 · United Kingdom
Children under 15
16.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
21.7%
2024
Life expectancy
80.3
2024
Births per woman
1.55
2024 · United Kingdom
Birth rate
9.9
2024 · United Kingdom
Infant mortality
4.1
2024 · United Kingdom
Net migration
6.5
2023 · United Kingdom
Born abroad
17.1%
2024 · United Kingdom
Urban population
83.3%
2025 · United Kingdom