County Comparisons: Overview Statistics

Comparing the counties of Wales in terms of statistics that provide an overview of the population of Wales.

County Comparison Maps

The map shows the counties of Wales with various statistics. Click on the top right box of the map to select which map to look at (when changing map, make sure to unclick the previous map). The statistics in this section are:

1. Number of Persons

2. Number of Houses Inhabited

3. Number of Families

4. Number of Males over 20 yrs

5. Total Number of Houses

6. Female Proportion of Population

For more information on the above, there are detailed sections below for each.

Number of Persons

The bar chart shows a breakdown in population by county. The most populous county was Glamorgan, followed by Carmarthen and then Monmouth. The breakdown is as follows:

1. Glamorgan: 126612

2. Carmarthen: 100740

3. Monmouth: 98130

4. Denbigh: 83629

5. Pembroke: 81425

6. Montgomery: 66482

7. Carnarvon: 66448

8. Cardigan: 64780

9. Flint: 60012

10. Anglesey: 48325

11. Brecon: 47763

12. Merioneth: 35315

13. Radnor: 24651

Number of Houses Inhabited

The bar chart shows a breakdown in the number of houses that were inhabited by county. The most inhabited housing county was Glamorgan, followed by Carmarthen and then Monmouth. The breakdown is as follows:

1. Glamorgan: 23843

2. Carmarthen: 18920

3. Monmouth: 18612

4. Denbigh: 16368

5. Pembroke: 15779

6. Carnarvon: 13221

7. Cardigan: 13045

8. Montgomery: 12169

9. Flint: 11716

10. Anglesey: 9683

11. Brecon: 9373

12. Merioneth: 6968

13. Radnor: 4437

Number of Families

The bar chart shows a breakdown in the number of families by county. The county with the most families was Glamorgan, followed by Carmarthen and then Monmouth. The breakdown is as follows:

1. Glamorgan: 26111

2. Carmarthen: 20719

3. Monmouth: 19911

4. Denbigh: 17150

5. Pembroke: 16595

6. Carnarvon: 14553

7. Cardigan: 13652

8. Montgomery: 13407

9. Flint: 12138

10. Anglesey: 10128

11. Brecon: 9848

12. Merioneth: 7358

13. Radnor: 4879

Number of Males over 20 yrs

The bar chart shows a breakdown in the number of males over 20 yrs by county. The county with the highest population was Glamorgan, followed by Monmouth and then Carmarthen. The breakdown is as follows:

1. Glamorgan: 31824

2. Monmouth: 26910

3. Carmarthen: 23361

4. Denbigh: 20120

5. Pembroke: 18356

6. Montgomery: 16723

7. Carnarvon: 16709

8. Cardigan: 14598

9. Flint: 14234

10. Brecon: 12220

11. Anglesey: 11413

12. Merioneth: 8879

13. Radnor: 6269

Number of Housing (Total)

The bar chart shows a breakdown in the total number of houses (including uninhabited and being built) by county. The county with the highest level of housing was Glamorgan, followed by Monmouth and then Carmarthen. The breakdown is as follows:

1. Glamorgan: 25414

2. Monmouth: 19769

3. Carmarthen: 19610

4. Denbigh: 17306

5. Pembroke: 16417

6. Carnarvon: 13774

7. Cardigan: 13484

8. Montgomery: 12633

9. Flint: 12321

10. Anglesey: 10012

11. Brecon: 9997

12. Merioneth: 7259

13. Radnor: 4622

Female Proportion

The bar chart shows the proportion of the population who were female by county. The county with the highest level was Pembroke, followed by Cardigan and then Carmarthen. The breakdown is as follows:

1. Pembroke: 53.4%

2. Cardigan: 52.3%

3. Carmarthen: 51.7%

4. Carnarvon: 51.6%

5. Anglesey: 51.4%

6. Merioneth: 51.3%

7. Montgomery: 50.3%

8. Denbigh: 50.2%

9. Flint: 50.1%

10. Glamorgan: 50.0%

11. Brecon: 50.0%

12. Radnor: 49.5%

13. Monmouth: 47.9%

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