The whole of Gwynedd

The whole of Gwynedd - 2021 Census:

Following the census in 2021 we see that there has been a decrease of 1% in the number of Welsh speakers in Gwynedd. The 2021 census reported that 73,560 people in Gwynedd, or 64.4% of the population, were able to speak Welsh, this is a decrease from the 77,000 in 2011.

Gwynedd has seen a reduction in the percentage of its Welsh speakers in the last 5 censuses. The 1981 census reported that 76.2% of the population spoke Welsh, by 2001 the figure had fallen to 69%. In the 2021 census there was a decrease in 3 of the specific age groups, the two oldest age groups of 65-79 years and 80+, and the youngest age group of 3-15 years, however, there was an increase in the other age groups.

AGE GROUP: 3-15 age

2021: 86.2%

2001: 89.1%

+/- %: -2.9%

AGE GROUP: 16-24 age

2021: 60.2%

2001: 58.6%

+/- %: +1.6%

AGE GROUP: 25-34 age

2021: 69.1%

2001: 68.9%

+/- %: +0.2%

AGE GROUP: 35-49 age

2021: 66.9%

2001: 66.7%

+/- %: +0.2%

AGE GROUP: 50-64 age

2021: 58.5%

2001: 57.9%

+/- %: +0.6%

AGE GROUP: 65-79 age

2021: 53.3%

2001: 56.6%

+/- %: -3.3%

AGE GROUP: 80+ age

2021: 58.3%

2001: 61.6%

+/- %: -3.3%

AGE GROUP 3+ age

2021: 64.4%

2001: 65.4%

+/- %: --1.0%