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Year	All Ages	Aged 0 to 15	Aged 16 to 64	Aged 65 and over	Age 0	Age 1	Age 2	Age 3	Age 4	Age 5	Age 6	Age 7	Age 8	Age 9	Age 10	Age 11	Age 12	Age 13	Age 14	Age 15	Age 16	Age 17	Age 18	Age 19	Age 20	Age 21	Age 22	Age 23	Age 24	Age 25	Age 26	Age 27	Age 28	Age 29	Age 30	Age 31	Age 32	Age 33	Age 34	Age 35	Age 36	Age 37	Age 38	Age 39	Age 40	Age 41	Age 42	Age 43	Age 44	Age 45	Age 46	Age 47	Age 48	Age 49	Age 50	Age 51	Age 52	Age 53	Age 54	Age 55	Age 56	Age 57	Age 58	Age 59	Age 60	Age 61	Age 62	Age 63	Age 64	Age 65	Age 66	Age 67	Age 68	Age 69	Age 70	Age 71	Age 72	Age 73	Age 74	Age 75	Age 76	Age 77	Age 78	Age 79	Age 80	Age 81	Age 82	Age 83	Age 84	Age 85	Age 86	Age 87	Age 88	Age 89	Age 90	Age 91	Age 92	Age 93	Age 94	Age 95	Age 96	Age 97	Age 98	Age 99	Mean age	Median age	Age 100 and over
Mid-year 2024	3186581	546361	1947716	692504	27517	28445	30565	30090	31791	32599	33955	34555	36213	35822	36065	36956	37952	38493	37757	37586	38276	36382	36286	39098	39096	38407	37419	36590	36578	37824	37974	39689	38240	38740	39698	39872	41465	42137	41514	41454	42192	41120	40501	40295	38394	38559	38118	38400	38822	36677	33754	33470	34167	35590	36564	38752	41124	43767	42128	44100	43560	44510	44504	45685	45488	44408	43651	42012	40665	39912	38732	37242	35539	34126	34659	34342	32548	32592	32847	32946	34337	35497	26443	25457	24311	21918	19365	16612	15486	14167	12918	11386	9874	8282	6911	5915	4641	3704	2920	2094	1551	1119	755	531	42.99044226	42.76419277	825
Mid-year 2025	3192499	537861	1950120	704518	26434	27723	28758	30805	30277	31948	32736	34098	34706	36359	35971	36217	37104	38113	38670	37942	37785	38462	36802	37848	41079	39884	38014	36538	35524	35617	37363	37849	39724	38352	38913	39946	40127	41708	42395	41760	41686	42444	41324	40639	40431	38534	38686	38236	38499	38920	36780	33848	33576	34264	35669	36655	38853	41227	43859	42236	44201	43650	44574	44559	45728	45500	44390	43574	41888	40510	39695	38444	36898	35132	33657	34111	33718	31881	31857	32024	32040	33299	34300	25433	24368	23151	20746	18192	15472	14301	12948	11670	10175	8701	7175	5888	4926	3779	2943	2260	1585	1132	786	515	43.22066741	42.97297472	806
Mid-year 2026	3195431	528679	1950333	716419	26385	26612	27995	28976	30979	30420	32072	32864	34232	34840	36497	36108	36349	37249	38271	38830	38111	37926	38811	38207	39691	41804	39421	37069	35477	34619	35156	37197	37833	39780	38466	39100	40145	40323	41925	42604	41957	41907	42622	41441	40761	40557	38653	38797	38327	38597	39025	36868	33941	33662	34342	35759	36752	38945	41315	43951	42337	44288	43722	44621	44589	45725	45467	44307	43433	41719	40283	39386	38068	36459	34637	33112	33479	33014	31149	31044	31132	31062	32158	32991	24343	23195	21892	19470	16935	14268	13049	11687	10408	8945	7522	6082	4881	3985	2973	2244	1669	1127	774	515	43.44340106	43.19263087	762
Mid-year 2027	3200331	518596	1952047	729688	26108	26574	26899	28232	29176	31149	30567	32223	33020	34384	34995	36651	36252	36504	37418	38444	39008	38263	38298	40252	40074	40459	41416	38584	36182	34759	34313	35115	37287	37986	39976	38726	39372	40406	40598	42191	42852	42221	42129	42781	41600	40921	40705	38791	38910	38444	38724	39135	36977	34043	33755	34444	35864	36851	39041	41426	44056	42440	44366	43780	44656	44599	45703	45390	44178	43267	41493	39982	39013	37629	35958	34090	32510	32794	32267	30361	30187	30187	30008	30944	31606	23197	21964	20570	18148	15639	13039	11789	10432	9159	7747	6393	5053	3960	3148	2277	1661	1193	773	508	43.65691564	43.38914954	742
Mid-year 2028	3204684	508595	1952679	743410	25843	26298	26857	27130	28426	29343	31294	30713	32375	33169	34536	35148	36797	36406	36672	37588	38622	39161	38635	39780	42167	40851	40050	40531	37666	35455	34455	34277	35208	37441	38185	40234	38995	39633	40679	40861	42440	43118	42441	42290	42944	41763	41073	40845	38908	39030	38573	38841	39253	37081	34136	33855	34550	35959	36944	39151	41543	44153	42527	44421	43818	44665	44585	45628	45258	44017	43038	41189	39613	38573	37124	35401	33483	31855	32061	31457	29525	29278	29169	28883	29657	30145	21988	20666	19196	16782	14313	11798	10533	9188	7942	6598	5326	4110	3137	2420	1694	1190	822	510	43.8711121	43.6069776	729
Mid-year 2029	3208416	499158	1951397	757861	25574	26034	26581	27085	27319	28588	29487	31440	30863	32522	33318	34688	35295	36953	36571	36840	37766	38774	39532	40111	41716	42969	40458	39154	39567	36917	35143	34419	34370	35361	37638	38447	40505	39254	39905	40941	41110	42709	43341	42603	42456	43110	41920	41219	40965	39030	39160	38689	38963	39364	37175	34239	33960	34646	36049	37051	39264	41651	44230	42591	44456	43831	44648	44519	45501	45095	43791	42728	40814	39175	38063	36561	34780	32820	31154	31268	30600	28640	28297	28084	27691	28298	28602	20711	19314	17775	15381	12971	10557	9286	7973	6770	5509	4345	3265	2420	1807	1220	824	545	44.08519967	43.84558092	727
Mid-year 2030	3211515	490219	1949152	772144	25365	25765	26316	26808	27270	27476	28727	29630	31587	31005	32667	33466	34831	35449	37119	36738	37016	37918	39151	41016	42046	42511	42567	39577	38191	38788	36593	35104	34513	34522	35556	37896	38719	40765	39524	40169	41190	41378	42935	43505	42770	42627	43271	42070	41344	41088	39162	39278	38813	39080	39465	37279	34345	34055	34738	36151	37160	39371	41743	44285	42636	44466	43820	44581	44404	45343	44866	43484	42347	40370	38667	37494	35932	34103	32109	30393	30427	29691	27685	27250	26931	26431	26860	26969	19380	17911	16311	13958	11625	9323	8066	6802	5659	4503	3462	2525	1813	1306	848	548	44.29764068	44.08829576	752
Mid-year 2031	3214070	481214	1947950	784906	25217	25555	26046	26542	26992	27426	27613	28867	29776	31728	31148	32813	33608	34983	35614	37286	36913	37168	38293	40656	42979	42847	42084	41655	38625	37414	38447	36547	35197	34669	34717	35811	38164	38980	41037	39785	40418	41455	41602	43102	43674	42941	42791	43424	42197	41474	41222	39282	39403	38931	39190	39579	37387	34442	34148	34843	36259	37264	39463	41813	44321	42657	44453	43762	44465	44257	45118	44555	43104	41891	39854	38099	36859	35245	33376	31338	29587	29534	28712	26665	26139	25714	25099	25337	25260	17995	16464	14823	12529	10284	8114	6890	5690	4632	3596	2686	1896	1315	911	567	44.50686699	44.34187264	771
Mid-year 2032	3216013	471504	1947243	797266	25090	25406	25836	26270	26726	27148	27561	27749	29007	29914	31869	31291	32953	33758	35146	35780	37462	37068	37541	39786	42621	43791	42425	41150	40669	37851	37076	38391	36637	35351	34864	34969	36075	38421	39253	41300	40032	40683	41678	41769	43274	43848	43105	42947	43555	42330	41617	41346	39409	39522	39042	39313	39696	37485	34535	34251	34952	36360	37354	39534	41866	44334	42658	44392	43655	44318	44046	44811	44171	42648	41361	39277	37464	36166	34508	32587	30519	28730	28571	27666	25582	24965	24426	23686	23745	23480	16561	14987	13322	11100	8964	6943	5771	4661	3703	2796	2024	1379	921	611	44.71237601	44.60763403	796
Mid-year 2033	3217317	463176	1945791	808350	24999	25279	25686	26058	26452	26880	27283	27695	27886	29140	30053	32010	31427	33100	33918	35310	35955	37616	37438	39014	41729	43427	43362	41493	40152	39873	37514	37020	38476	36791	35547	35118	35228	36326	38689	39515	41547	40295	40906	41843	41940	43450	44014	43262	43080	43691	42476	41747	41477	39532	39633	39165	39441	39804	37578	34639	34358	35054	36448	37425	39588	41897	44325	42611	44282	43517	44108	43754	44430	43709	42117	40769	38631	36770	35419	33704	31747	29650	27803	27541	26554	24438	23723	23062	22208	22084	21635	15095	13495	11819	9691	7684	5827	4733	3730	2883	2112	1476	967	620	44.91382462	44.88074513	845
Mid-year 2034	3218017	455239	1943200	819578	24938	25188	25558	25909	26238	26604	27013	27416	27831	28017	29275	30193	32146	31573	33258	34082	35485	36109	37986	38894	40930	42525	42988	42412	40494	39349	39522	37461	37106	38627	36983	35799	35377	35476	36590	38949	39765	41812	40516	41071	42012	42115	43620	44174	43397	43220	43838	42608	41885	41601	39646	39758	39293	39558	39907	37682	34748	34459	35142	36516	37482	39622	41907	44268	42516	44142	43316	43817	43388	43971	43171	41525	40106	37924	36022	34603	32848	30853	28708	26812	26447	25379	23228	22406	21633	20665	20363	19744	13611	11995	10334	8321	6460	4789	3793	2907	2180	1545	1039	653	45.11037465	45.14404211	880
Mid-year 2035	3218224	448496	1941147	828581	24927	25127	25466	25779	26088	26390	26737	27145	27550	27962	28150	29410	30327	32289	31728	33421	34256	35640	36483	39443	40798	41717	42092	42028	41396	39690	38995	39461	37547	37257	38820	37236	36059	35624	35733	36844	39194	40030	42033	40679	41241	42185	42282	43783	44311	43537	43372	43974	42749	42018	41717	39773	39886	39411	39671	40023	37791	34850	34546	35214	36570	37517	39637	41870	44164	42393	43940	43035	43454	42947	43437	42569	40859	39380	37163	35204	33734	31937	29885	27699	25759	25290	24135	21946	21027	20140	19064	18598	17827	12116	10509	8886	7007	5319	3846	2960	2200	1597	1091	704	45.30098806	45.40790592	924
Mid-year 2036	3218098	442432	1936899	838767	24961	25116	25404	25687	25957	26240	26523	26868	27280	27681	28094	28283	29538	30468	32445	31887	33592	34410	36009	37946	41357	41585	41297	41151	41008	40581	39336	38933	39544	37700	37453	39075	37498	36309	35883	35982	37084	39455	40255	42200	40848	41415	42351	42444	43924	44454	43690	43514	44119	42884	42141	41847	39906	40005	39525	39797	40143	37893	34938	34616	35271	36605	37533	39606	41787	44031	42209	43657	42683	43015	42432	42838	41893	40128	38598	36332	34333	32810	30950	28847	26625	24643	24063	22816	20603	19588	18591	17421	16806	15892	10633	9056	7495	5780	4279	3008	2244	1613	1129	741	45.48437555	45.67467494	985
Mid-year 2037	3217618	437939	1933541	846138	25014	25150	25393	25624	25866	26109	26372	26653	27002	27410	27813	28227	28410	29674	30620	32602	32055	33746	34778	37440	39838	42153	41176	40378	40148	40191	40218	39274	39015	39695	37895	37711	39341	37749	36568	36132	36214	37338	39676	40421	42369	41022	41584	42513	42582	44069	44610	43831	43663	44258	43012	42278	41981	40028	40120	39651	39928	40257	37982	35011	34674	35309	36621	37507	39531	41676	43835	41946	43302	42259	42503	41855	42166	41152	39343	37743	35443	33404	31806	29889	27743	25488	23461	22760	21433	19199	18093	16999	15752	14993	13965	9179	7655	6193	4659	3353	2286	1647	1142	768	45.66068377	45.94510881	1048
Mid-year 2038	3216820	432784	1933188	850848	25085	25204	25428	25614	25802	26016	26240	26501	26785	27130	27540	27945	28352	28543	29823	30776	32769	32207	34110	36193	39300	40613	41745	40269	39394	39344	39830	40154	39358	39166	39889	38151	37980	39598	38011	36818	36363	36461	37553	39840	40593	42542	41189	41745	42652	42729	44227	44753	43981	43807	44389	43152	42420	42106	40146	40247	39784	40053	40357	38051	35069	34713	35331	36596	37440	39431	41503	43560	41613	42875	41763	41929	41204	41427	40354	38482	36830	34497	32394	30727	28758	26571	24282	22205	21395	19987	17743	16557	15382	14065	13189	12072	7773	6339	5001	3658	2553	1682	1167	777	45.83009214	46.20485224	1103
Mid-year 2039	3215734	429514	1933109	853111	25154	25276	25481	25648	25792	25952	26147	26370	26633	26913	27260	27671	28069	28483	28689	29976	30942	32923	32568	35495	38020	40069	40199	40833	39295	38601	38988	39763	40233	39509	39361	40145	38418	38238	39866	38265	37052	36610	36669	37712	40008	40770	42709	41350	41885	42798	42888	44373	44905	44126	43943	44533	43298	42553	42225	40279	40381	39910	40165	40438	38106	35109	34736	35315	36532	37349	39273	41256	43216	41210	42375	41205	41283	40489	40632	39482	37565	35856	33467	31309	29577	27556	25325	22998	20886	19968	18485	16245	14996	13748	12384	11415	10238	6449	5131	3934	2790	1883	1196	796	45.99326126	46.44439004	1144
Mid-year 2040	3214415	427099	1933180	854136	25214	25344	25554	25702	25826	25943	26083	26277	26502	26760	27042	27390	27794	28200	28628	28840	30140	31093	33279	33933	37289	38775	39674	39297	39851	38508	38255	38927	39844	40384	39705	39620	40415	38674	38507	40126	38502	37301	36819	36825	37877	40181	40940	42870	41489	42032	42956	43034	44528	45051	44262	44094	44683	43435	42681	42358	40417	40509	40023	40257	40503	38143	35134	34721	35259	36444	37204	39044	40941	42800	40738	41815	40577	40573	39721	39761	38549	36584	34794	32357	30150	28355	26280	23998	21648	19506	18483	16941	14723	13416	12119	10731	9694	8508	5230	4046	3007	2061	1341	818	46.15025891	46.67456234	1179
Mid-year 2041	3212928	425864	1933440	853624	25264	25405	25623	25775	25880	25976	26074	26213	26407	26629	26888	27172	27513	27924	28343	28778	29002	30292	31454	34617	35688	38037	38390	38800	38330	39059	38164	38198	39012	39995	40578	39965	39892	40675	38943	38769	40369	38755	37512	36975	36985	38044	40346	41104	43010	41633	42190	43102	43192	44679	45191	44413	44251	44824	43566	42825	42498	40548	40624	40117	40333	40546	38160	35119	34669	35181	36305	36992	38750	40557	42313	40207	41186	39889	39811	38879	38830	37553	35516	33653	31173	28919	27055	24921	22603	20233	18069	16955	15371	13183	11840	10514	9125	8068	6912	4132	3100	2226	1471	919	46.30173287	46.90085328	1213
Mid-year 2042	3211352	424714	1934356	852282	25290	25455	25685	25845	25954	26030	26107	26204	26344	26533	26757	27017	27293	27642	28066	28492	28940	29155	30647	32801	36365	36415	37669	37540	37854	37549	38711	38108	38284	39164	40192	40839	40237	40155	40947	39204	39016	40629	38971	37670	37136	37150	38206	40507	41246	43155	41791	42337	43257	43342	44823	45345	44571	44400	44960	43713	42974	42631	40668	40719	40196	40389	40572	38139	35067	34594	35054	36101	36720	38392	40104	41766	39608	40494	39148	38975	37979	37836	36466	34365	32432	29913	27607	25667	23489	21140	18759	16589	15398	13779	11647	10286	8952	7605	6565	5472	3172	2301	1591	1011	46.44785125	47.11122659	1305
Mid-year 2043	3209633	423849	1934651	851133	25288	25483	25735	25906	26023	26105	26161	26237	26335	26471	26661	26885	27138	27422	27784	28215	28654	29091	29505	31950	34519	37105	36060	36844	36617	37089	37212	38654	38195	38436	39361	40454	41112	40500	40433	41211	39448	39279	40848	39130	37831	37298	37306	38362	40645	41395	43313	41937	42492	43405	43484	44980	45506	44719	44544	45112	43867	43118	42752	40768	40798	40256	40428	40554	38074	34992	34469	34862	35839	36386	37970	39594	41150	38949	39749	38335	38082	37018	36752	35296	33135	31134	28571	26208	24205	21987	19616	17239	15080	13817	12187	10129	8772	7472	6197	5206	4209	2359	1649	1095	46.5896629	47.3126237	1423
Mid-year 2044	3207753	423212	1931731	852810	25248	25480	25762	25958	26086	26173	26236	26290	26367	26461	26599	26789	27004	27265	27563	27931	28375	28806	29438	30781	33619	35232	36770	35265	35942	35869	36760	37160	38741	38346	38633	39623	40729	41377	40775	40699	41457	39708	39501	41013	39296	37996	37454	37457	38499	40790	41556	43460	42092	42643	43547	43642	45143	45657	44863	44704	45271	44016	43248	42853	40854	40858	40297	40423	40493	37988	34869	34283	34613	35517	35992	37494	39016	40474	38240	38931	37465	37127	35969	35584	34044	31825	29751	27137	24733	22671	20418	18042	15688	13547	12237	10615	8648	7335	6100	4922	4012	3137	1694	1138	46.72854565	47.52916475	1554
Mid-year 2045	3205662	422764	1926152	856746	25147	25440	25760	25985	26138	26238	26305	26366	26421	26494	26589	26727	26909	27131	27404	27710	28091	28527	29153	30691	32413	34320	34890	35987	34392	35206	35548	36710	37247	38892	38543	38894	39898	40996	41656	41042	40951	41721	39930	39668	41182	39464	38153	37603	37588	38642	40947	41705	43615	42241	42787	43703	43806	45298	45803	45023	44871	45424	44151	43358	42936	40919	40900	40294	40373	40408	37852	34684	34042	34308	35138	35547	36953	38380	39745	37461	38057	36537	36087	34839	34335	32712	30429	28272	25626	23182	21068	18797	16433	14110	12013	10673	9078	7241	5999	4854	3800	2995	2258	1172	46.86537757	47.74624146	1661
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Metadata

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Next update expected:This dataset is not expected to be updated, but is expected to be replaced in the future

Updates

• 28th April 2026: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source: National population projections for Wales
• Dataset ID: 20b6276b-92f7-48fd-806e-69c35b54d9e0

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset provides population projections for Wales by sex, age, and each year from the base year of mid-2024, through the projection period to mid-2049.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces national population projections for Wales and the other UK countries. This dataset provides the Wales data published on the 28 April 2026, providing projections by sex and single year of age for every year from the base year mid-2024 through to mid-2049. The projections are available on the ONS website up to mid-2124.

• Statistical quality:

  See the national population projection statistical release in weblinks.

• Rounding applied:

  Data are rounded independently to the nearest whole number and may not add exactly. Mean and median ages are rounded to two decimal places and are not additive.

• Related reports:
  • National population projections for Wales: 2024-based
  • National population projections: 2024-based, ONS
  • Local authority population projections: 2024-based
  • National population projections quality and methodology information

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.popcensus@gov.wales