Census 2011 & 2021 - Profile of Welsh speakers in Flintshire
Source: Census 2011 & Census 2021
More detailed information on the profile of Welsh speakers in the county is available from Stats Wales or the Office of National Statistics.
Number of Welsh Speakers in Flintshire using Census 2011 and 2021 Data
| Welsh Language Skills | Census 2011
Number of People | Census 2021
Number of People |
|---|
| Total aged 3+ |
146,940 |
155,000 |
| No knowledge of Welsh |
116,670 |
126,015 |
| Understands spoken Welsh only |
6,465 |
7,750 |
| All Welsh speakers |
21,159 |
17,980 |
| Speaks, reads or writes Welsh |
16,016 |
21,235 |
Percentage of Welsh Speakers in Flintshire using Census 2011 Data
| Welsh Language Skills | Percentage in Flintshire | Percentage in Wales |
|---|
| No knowledge of Welsh |
79.4% |
78.6% |
| Understands spoken Welsh only |
4.4% |
5.3% |
| All Welsh speakers |
14.4% |
19% |
| Speaks, reads or writes Welsh |
10.9% |
14.6% |
Percentage of Welsh Speakers in Flintshire using Census 2021 Data
| Welsh Language Skills | Percentage in Flintshire | Percentage in Wales |
|---|
| No knowledge of Welsh |
81.3% |
74.8% |
| Understands spoken Welsh only |
5% |
5.2% |
| All Welsh speakers |
11.6% |
17.8% |
| Speaks, reads or writes Welsh |
13.7% |
20% |