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At-a-glance |
77,312 people born abroad living in Wales is the lowest proportion of any of Britain's nation or region – 2.66% of all residents.
23% more people born abroad lived in Wales in 2001 than in 1991 – but this still represents the slowest rate of change compared with other parts of Britain.
11 areas of Wales have seen decreases in people born abroad – from a handful through to hundreds fewer.
77% more people born in South Africa living in Wales - 3,000 people - is the greatest proportional increase by one group. |
Wales has the lowest proportion of residents born abroad – 2.66% of the population, although in terms of actual numbers it ranks second lowest next to the North East.
Unlike some other areas with low numbers of people born abroad, the rate of change remains anchored at the bottom of the national table.
As expected, Cardiff as the biggest city has the largest clusters of people born abroad, although the nationalities represented differ from other areas of Britain.
Cardiff, Swansea and some other areas like Wrexham have also seen change through the asylum dispersal system, although most of this happened after the census.
The Welsh valleys have some of the lowest numbers of people born abroad – indicating the key role that economic factors play in migration.
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People living in Wales |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
All people |
2,834,954 |
2,902,941 |
2.40 |
100 |
100 |
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Born outside British Isles |
62,374 |
77,312 |
23.95 |
2.20 |
2.66 |
0.46 |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
Country |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Germany |
8,191 |
10,144 |
23.84 |
0.29 |
0.35 |
0.06 |
India |
4,462 |
5,431 |
21.72 |
0.16 |
0.19 |
0.03 |
Pakistan |
2,898 |
3,481 |
20.12 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
Italy |
3,283 |
3,247 |
-1.10 |
0.12 |
0.11 |
-0.01 |
South Africa |
1,711 |
3,029 |
77.03 |
0.06 |
0.10 |
0.04 |
Bangladesh |
2,373 |
2,968 |
25.07 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.02 |
Hong Kong |
2,499 |
2,855 |
14.25 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
USA |
2,584 |
2,699 |
4.45 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
0.00 |
Other Far East |
n/a |
2,541 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.09 |
n/a |
Australia |
1,894 |
2,377 |
25.50 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
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People born outside British Isles area by area |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
Sort by:
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Aberavon E  |
288 |
336 |
16.67 |
1.16 |
1.38 |
0.22 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Bangladesh, Germany, India, Italy, South Africa. |
Aberavon W  |
499 |
562 |
12.63 |
1.22 |
1.45 |
0.23 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Italy, India, South Africa, Caribbean. |
Aberdare N  |
499 |
576 |
15.43 |
1.44 |
1.68 |
0.24 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Italy, Other Far East, Pakistan. |
Aberdare S  |
306 |
284 |
-7.19 |
1.00 |
0.97 |
-0.03 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Poland, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan. |
Aberkenfig  |
428 |
606 |
41.59 |
1.44 |
1.92 |
0.48 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Italy, Japan. |
Anglesey E  |
612 |
645 |
5.39 |
1.85 |
1.96 |
0.11 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Canada, USA, India, Hong Kong. |
Anglesey W  |
608 |
574 |
-5.59 |
1.69 |
1.69 |
0.00 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, Australia, Singapore, India. |
Bangor  |
1,051 |
1,400 |
33.21 |
3.02 |
3.70 |
0.68 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, USA, Other Far East, Pakistan. |
Barry  |
927 |
1,072 |
15.64 |
2.00 |
2.24 |
0.24 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, South Africa, Caribbean. |
Blackwood  |
395 |
434 |
9.87 |
1.18 |
1.27 |
0.09 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, Poland, Non-EU states in W Europe. |
Brecon Rural  |
661 |
792 |
19.82 |
1.91 |
2.19 |
0.28 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Australia, India, USA, Canada. |
Brecon Urban  |
695 |
904 |
30.07 |
2.31 |
2.94 |
0.63 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Other South Asia, Germany, South Africa, India, USA. |
Bridgend E  |
975 |
1,112 |
14.05 |
2.84 |
3.16 |
0.32 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Japan, Other Far East, India, Hong Kong. |
Bridgend W  |
714 |
891 |
24.79 |
1.73 |
2.12 |
0.39 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Japan, India, Hong Kong, South Africa. |
Brynmawr  |
215 |
295 |
37.21 |
0.66 |
0.94 |
0.28 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Canada, Nigeria. |
Buckley  |
708 |
892 |
25.99 |
1.78 |
2.06 |
0.28 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Italy, South Africa, Australia, India. |
Caernarfon Rural  |
547 |
549 |
0.37 |
1.82 |
1.68 |
-0.14 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Poland, Germany, Non-EU states in W Europe, India, USA. |
Caernarfon Urban  |
371 |
363 |
-2.16 |
1.28 |
1.35 |
0.07 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, Italy, USA. |
Caerphilly N  |
555 |
633 |
14.05 |
1.26 |
1.43 |
0.17 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Hong Kong, Poland, South Africa, India. |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Caerphilly S  |
661 |
804 |
21.63 |
1.59 |
1.84 |
0.25 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, South Africa, Canada. |
Caldicot  |
639 |
829 |
29.73 |
2.05 |
2.37 |
0.32 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, Pakistan, Italy, India. |
Cardiff Cathays  |
3,412 |
4,839 |
41.82 |
10.98 |
13.03 |
2.05 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Pakistan, Bangladesh, Greece, Germany, India. |
Cardiff Cyncoed  |
2,022 |
2,502 |
23.74 |
5.34 |
6.83 |
1.49 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Pakistan, India, Germany, Iraq, Bangladesh. |
Cardiff Ely  |
1,070 |
1,412 |
31.96 |
2.73 |
3.71 |
0.98 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Bangladesh, Germany, India, Caribbean, Pakistan. |
Cardiff Radyr  |
2,673 |
3,175 |
18.78 |
6.94 |
7.51 |
0.57 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Germany, Malaysia. |
Cardiff S  |
2,046 |
1,822 |
-10.95 |
4.19 |
3.87 |
-0.32 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Somalia, Pakistan, Other Far East, India. |
Carmarthen East Rural  |
770 |
934 |
21.30 |
1.78 |
2.04 |
0.26 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, USA, South Africa, Canada. |
Carmarthen East Urban  |
240 |
361 |
50.42 |
1.04 |
1.51 |
0.47 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Other South & E Africa, South Africa, India, USA. |
Carmarthen W  |
413 |
628 |
52.06 |
1.51 |
2.30 |
0.79 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Other Far East, USA, South Africa. |
Cefn Mawr  |
469 |
510 |
8.74 |
1.54 |
1.62 |
0.08 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, Australia, India, Canada. |
Ceredigion Rural  |
768 |
996 |
29.69 |
1.87 |
2.16 |
0.29 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, India, Non-EU states in W Europe, South Africa. |
Ceredigion Urban  |
920 |
1,240 |
34.78 |
4.17 |
4.32 |
0.15 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, Greece, South Africa, Italy. |
Clwyd Rural  |
427 |
481 |
12.65 |
1.73 |
1.87 |
0.14 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Hong Kong, Germany, India, Australia, USA. |
Colwyn Bay  |
854 |
1,067 |
24.94 |
1.97 |
2.42 |
0.45 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Canada, India, South Africa, Other South & E Africa. |
Connah's Quay  |
654 |
801 |
22.48 |
1.94 |
2.25 |
0.31 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, Italy, Hong Kong, Australia. |
Cwmbran  |
678 |
725 |
6.93 |
1.80 |
1.85 |
0.05 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Hong Kong, Italy. |
Ebbw Vale  |
314 |
362 |
15.29 |
0.79 |
0.94 |
0.15 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, Italy, Other Far East. |
Glamorgan Rural  |
1,468 |
1,856 |
26.43 |
3.27 |
4.00 |
0.73 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, South Africa, India, Non-EU states in W Europe. |
Gower North E  |
550 |
694 |
26.18 |
1.33 |
1.57 |
0.24 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Italy, South Africa, Hong Kong, India. |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Gower South W  |
733 |
843 |
15.01 |
2.37 |
2.81 |
0.44 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, South Africa, India, France. |
Holywell  |
458 |
550 |
20.09 |
1.31 |
1.55 |
0.24 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, India, Canada, Australia. |
Killay  |
1,241 |
1,875 |
51.09 |
3.29 |
4.73 |
1.44 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Malaysia, USA, Other Middle East. |
Lisvane  |
1,232 |
2,151 |
74.59 |
3.91 |
5.50 |
1.59 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): India, Other Far East, Germany, Other Middle East, Japan. |
Llandudno  |
699 |
809 |
15.74 |
2.28 |
2.49 |
0.21 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Italy, Portugal, Australia, Canada. |
Llanelli Rural  |
484 |
537 |
10.95 |
1.33 |
1.44 |
0.11 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Italy, India, Other Far East, USA. |
Llanelli Urban  |
572 |
745 |
30.24 |
1.50 |
1.93 |
0.43 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Italy, Germany, Other Far East, India, Pakistan. |
Maesteg  |
362 |
356 |
-1.66 |
0.92 |
0.99 |
0.07 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, India, Australia, Italy. |
Meirionnydd Rural  |
275 |
361 |
31.27 |
1.75 |
1.78 |
0.03 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Australia, South Africa, Non-EU states in W Europe, USA. |
Meirionnydd Urban  |
406 |
295 |
-27.34 |
1.56 |
1.40 |
-0.16 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, India, Australia, South Africa. |
Merthyr Tydfil  |
448 |
457 |
2.01 |
1.12 |
1.22 |
0.10 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): India, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Pakistan. |
Mold  |
575 |
674 |
17.22 |
1.75 |
1.97 |
0.22 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Italy, South Africa, Canada, India. |
Monmouth Rural  |
713 |
829 |
16.27 |
2.25 |
2.58 |
0.33 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, USA, South Africa, Canada. |
Monmouth Urban  |
969 |
1,302 |
34.37 |
2.23 |
2.87 |
0.64 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, USA. |
Montgomeryshire Rural  |
467 |
593 |
26.98 |
1.48 |
1.77 |
0.29 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand. |
Montgomeryshire Urb.  |
402 |
454 |
12.94 |
1.90 |
1.88 |
-0.02 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, Italy, Australia, Canada. |
Neath Rural  |
377 |
440 |
16.71 |
0.99 |
1.23 |
0.24 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong. |
Neath Urban  |
505 |
519 |
2.77 |
1.47 |
1.47 |
0.00 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Italy, Bangladesh, South Africa. |
Newbridge  |
334 |
331 |
-0.90 |
1.02 |
1.07 |
0.05 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, Non-EU states in W Europe, USA. |
Newport Gaer  |
1,660 |
1,786 |
7.59 |
4.66 |
4.99 |
0.33 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Pakistan, Bangladesh, Other Middle East, India, Germany. |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Newport St. Julians  |
1,343 |
1,490 |
10.95 |
3.29 |
3.73 |
0.44 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Pakistan, Bangladesh, Germany, India, Italy. |
Penarth  |
1,779 |
3,658 |
105.62 |
5.10 |
8.88 |
3.78 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Somalia, Pakistan, India, Other Middle East, Bangladesh. |
Pontypool  |
427 |
485 |
13.58 |
1.00 |
1.16 |
0.16 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Italy, India, Hong Kong, South Africa. |
Pontypridd E  |
723 |
1,180 |
63.21 |
2.06 |
3.21 |
1.15 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Greece, Germany, Hong Kong, France, China. |
Pontypridd W  |
817 |
971 |
18.85 |
1.70 |
1.97 |
0.27 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, Italy, USA. |
Preseli Rural  |
896 |
998 |
11.38 |
2.58 |
2.50 |
-0.08 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, Netherlands, USA, India. |
Preseli Urban  |
1,159 |
998 |
-13.89 |
3.27 |
3.22 |
-0.05 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, USA. |
Prestatyn & Ryhl  |
735 |
865 |
17.69 |
1.75 |
1.99 |
0.24 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Non-EU states in W Europe, Pakistan. |
Rhondda N  |
347 |
309 |
-10.95 |
0.82 |
0.80 |
-0.02 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Hong Kong, India, Canada, Australia. |
Rhondda S  |
303 |
282 |
-6.93 |
0.84 |
0.83 |
-0.01 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Hong Kong, India, Australia, Other Far East. |
Rhostyllen  |
540 |
586 |
8.52 |
1.49 |
1.53 |
0.04 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, Poland, Non-EU states in W Europe, Italy. |
Rhymney  |
299 |
332 |
11.04 |
0.81 |
0.95 |
0.14 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, Poland, USA. |
Rogerstone  |
803 |
1,323 |
64.76 |
1.97 |
3.03 |
1.06 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Greece, Other Far East. |
Saint Asaph  |
454 |
636 |
40.09 |
1.83 |
2.31 |
0.48 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): India, Germany, Other Far East, South Africa, North Africa. |
South Pembrokeshire  |
1,094 |
1,100 |
0.55 |
2.61 |
2.54 |
-0.07 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, Non-EU states in W Europe, India, USA. |
Swansea Landore  |
692 |
649 |
-6.21 |
2.01 |
2.05 |
0.04 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Bangladesh, Italy, Germany, USA, Ex-USSR. |
Swansea Llansamlet  |
697 |
875 |
25.54 |
1.56 |
1.99 |
0.43 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Other Far East, India, Italy, Hong Kong. |
Swansea Townhill  |
1,723 |
1,948 |
13.06 |
5.06 |
5.77 |
0.71 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Bangladesh, Germany, Italy, Greece, India. |
Tongwynlais  |
1,170 |
2,048 |
75.04 |
2.96 |
4.80 |
1.84 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Greece, Bangladesh, Italy. |
Wrexham NE  |
645 |
750 |
16.28 |
1.83 |
2.00 |
0.17 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Italy, South Africa, Australia. |
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AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Wrexham SW  |
714 |
964 |
35.01 |
2.37 |
3.18 |
0.81 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Other Far East, France, Italy. |
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