Wales Demographics and LocalStats

In the 2011 census the population of Wales was 3,063,456 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Wales is 41, while the median age is also 41.

72.7% of people living in Wales were born in Wales. Other top answers for country of birth were 20.8% England, 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% China, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.2% Philippines.

97.1% of people living in Wales speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% French, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Wales is 57.6% Christian, 31.7% No religion, 1.5% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 233,928 people did not state a religion. 8,259 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 268 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

46.0% of people are married, 11.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 176,590 widowed people living in Wales.

The top occupations listed by people in Wales are Professional 15.8%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Elementary 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Elementary administration and service 9.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.2%, Sales and customer service 9.0%, Administrative 8.6%.