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Wales

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.

People living in Wales

TOTAL NUMBERS AS % OF ALL PEOPLE

1991 2001 +/- % 1991 2001 +/- %

All people 2,834,954 2,902,941 2.40 100 100 0

Born outside British Isles 62,374 77,312 23.95 2.20 2.66 0.46

Top 10 places of birth outside British Isles

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

	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Sort by: Area	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.
	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area	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.
	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area	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.
	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area	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.
	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area	1991	2001	+/- %	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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