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Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years that have passed since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This series of articles, prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark 20 years of devolution, describes some of that change. There have been five Assemblies elected since 1999. From
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The population of Wales grew by 225,000 (or 7.7 %) between 1999 and 2017, according to the latest mid-year population estimates produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Data on migration flows is only available from 2001 to 2017 so the following analysis focuses on this period. How is population changing in your area? The chart below s...
Between the 2001 and 2011 censuses, the percentage of the Welsh population describing their ethnic group as White British fell from 96.0% to 93.2% whilst the percentage describing themselves as non-White (including mixed) ethnic groups increased from 2.1 to 4.0%. Wales remains markedly less diverse than England and Wales taken together, where 80.5%...
In 2017, the number of people resident in Wales with a non-UK country of birth was 196,000 (6.4% of the population), up from 75,000 (2.6% of the population) in 2001. For the UK as a whole, this rose from 8.3% to 14% in the same period. Where do people move to Wales from?Inward migration has increased since 1999. On the atlas below, the arrow widths...
People are having fewer children.Between 1999 and 2017, the number of births per year peaked in 2010 at 2.3 live births per 100 women. Since then, it has steadily decreased to 2.0 live births per 100 women. The age at which women give birth is increasing. The proportion of births by women under 25 years of age dropped from 32% to 23% from 2004 to 2...
The population pyramids below show the number of males and females of each single year of age. Ripples in the distribution’s width reflect differences in birth and death rates between generations. For example, the spikes in the number of people aged 52 in 1999 and aged 70 in 2017 (indicated by arrows) are due to the post-war baby boom. The age dist...
Looking to the next 20 years, the 2016-based population projections produced by ONS provide some insight as to how Wales’ demography may change: 1. The population is projected to grow by 3.3% from 2019 to 2039. A projected increase of 103,000 is substantially smaller than the previous 20 years. 2. The average age of the population is expected to in...
The heat map below shows the percentage of people who said that they can speak Welsh in the 2001 and 2011 Censuses, by area. The data shows that the percentage of people who consider themselves to be Welsh speakers is higher in north and west Wales compared to south east of Wales. The Census shows a decrease in the percentage of Welsh speakers from...
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May 3, 2019 · Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This is the fifth in a series of articles that attempts to describe some of that change. It has been prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark twenty years of devolution.
Sep 17, 2017 · Seven ways devolution has changed Wales in the 20 years since the referendum. Wales has blazed a trail on organ donation, carrier bags and much more. News. By. David Williamson Political...
Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years that have passed since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This publication, prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark 20 years of devolution, describes some of that change.
May 6, 2019 · May 6, 2019. in Politics. 0. All this week, I’ll be posting articles on State of Wales to mark the 20th anniversary of devolution, looking at some of the achievements, failures, most influential AMs, key moments as well as a look at how devolution might pan out over the next 20 years.
Sep 18, 2017 · 17 September 2017. By Steve Duffy,BBC news. starekase/Getty Images. The landscape stays as beautiful as ever but how has Wales changed in 20 years since the devolution referendum? How has...
