Wales

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Wales

Area of Wales	22,109 km²
Population	3.1 million
Male Population	1,526,608 (49.1%)
Female Population	1,579,863 (50.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+7.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+6.9%
Median Age	41.4 years old
Male Median Age	40.2 years old
Female Median Age	42.6 years old
Timezone	British Summer Time

Wales Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	2,880,397	2,865,462	2,905,273	3,106,468
Population Density	130.3 / km²	129.6 / km²	131.4 / km²	140.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wales Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 6.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Wales	+7.8%	+8.4%	+6.9%
United Kingdom	+15.2%	+13.3%	+9.9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wales Median Age

Median Age: 41.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Wales	41.4 years	40.2 years	42.6 years
United Kingdom	39.6 years	38.5 years	40.6 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Wales Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	92,079	87,475	179,554
5-9	84,123	79,855	163,979
10-14	91,722	86,978	178,700
15-19	102,526	98,863	201,390
20-24	111,584	105,421	217,006
25-29	95,738	93,231	188,970
30-34	88,982	87,929	176,911
35-39	91,423	93,477	184,901
40-44	105,685	109,481	215,167
45-49	109,689	113,131	222,821
50-54	100,289	103,827	204,117
55-59	93,210	96,304	189,514
60-64	102,669	105,741	208,410
65-69	82,660	86,360	169,020
70-74	65,907	71,455	137,362
75-79	50,120	60,576	110,696
80-84	33,705	47,576	81,281
85 Plus	24,498	52,182	76,681

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Wales Population Density

Population Density: 140.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Wales	3.1 million	22,109 km²	140.5 / km²
United Kingdom	64.5 million	251,869.6 km²	256.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wales Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1990	2,865,462	n/a	n/a
2000	2,905,273	1.4%	39,811
2020	3,186,935	4.7%	140,831
2030	3,338,070	4.7%	151,135
2040	3,471,493	4%	133,423
2050	3,600,955	3.7%	129,462
2060	3,713,083	3.1%	112,128
2070	3,798,249	2.3%	85,166
2080	3,863,877	1.7%	65,628
2090	3,901,339	1%	37,462
2100	3,909,581	0.2%	8,242

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Wales CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Wales	36,202,507 t	11.7 t	1,637 t/km²
United Kingdom	727,924,989 t	11.3 t	2,890 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Wales Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1921 to 2020)

Average Temp

10.8°C

51.4°F

Average High

14.7°C

58.4°F

Average Low

6.8°C

44.3°F

Record High Temperature

28.3°C

82.9°F

Record Low Temperature

-6.1°C

21.0°F

Average Precipitation

65.2 mm

2.6 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

14.4 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Flood

High (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Wales

Places in Wales

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Gwynedd	2,583.1 km²	121,242	46.9 / km²
Powys	4,724.6 km²	126,723	26.8 / km²

Other places in United Kingdom

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
England	133,213.9 km²	54.3 million	407.9 / km²
Northern Ireland	14,482.9 km²	1.9 million	128.3 / km²
Scotland	82,060.2 km²	5.3 million	65.0 / km²

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