Language Information by Source

The percentage and number able to speak Welsh by age and local authority, 2011

The percentage and number able to speak Welsh by age and local authority, 2011

Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
562,016 in Wales
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 3

Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.

3
Domains of Use

Domain Of Use -1

Used in most domains, including official ones such as government, mass media, education, etc.

-1

Speakers

Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
180,226
Older adults
136,970
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
2,955,841 residents of Wales
Year information was gathered
No results found.
Comments on speakers
No results found.

Location and Context

Countries
Wales, UK; Argentina
Location Description

Editors' note: While Welsh speakers are found in many places in Wales, the broader UK, and parts of Argentina, we have chosen to place three map points near the main centers for the three areas in Wales with the largest numbers of Welsh speakers: Caernarfon, Gwynedd; Llangefni, Anglesey; and Aberystwyth, Ceredigion.

Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
No results found.
Speakers' Attitude
No results found.
Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None

Writing Systems

Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Roman
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.

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