Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) 2025 indicator data by rural urban classification
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| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data description | Shown in table | All 56 values | Change values |
| Settlement type | Shown in table | All 6 values | Change values |
Table
Standard shorthand is used in this table: [x] = not available.
| Data values | Data description | Settlement type |
|---|---|---|
| 28.4 | People in income deprivation (percentage) | Urban: further from a medium town or city |
| 22.9 | People in income deprivation (percentage) | Larger rural: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 17.1 | People in income deprivation (percentage) | Smaller rural: further from a medium town or city |
| 15.5 | People in income deprivation (percentage) | Smaller rural: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 25.3 | People in income deprivation (percentage) | Larger rural: further from a medium town or city |
| 27.1 | People in income deprivation (percentage) | Urban: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 40.0 | Children in income deprivation (percentage) | Larger rural: further from a medium town or city |
| 35.3 | Children in income deprivation (percentage) | Larger rural: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 28.6 | Children in income deprivation (percentage) | Smaller rural: further from a medium town or city |
| 43.9 | Children in income deprivation (percentage) | Urban: further from a medium town or city |
| 41.0 | Children in income deprivation (percentage) | Urban: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 25.4 | Children in income deprivation (percentage) | Smaller rural: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 12.3 | Older people in income deprivation (percentage) | Smaller rural: further from a medium town or city |
| 17.7 | Older people in income deprivation (percentage) | Larger rural: further from a medium town or city |
| 16.4 | Older people in income deprivation (percentage) | Larger rural: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 20.4 | Older people in income deprivation (percentage) | Urban: further from a medium town or city |
| 11.4 | Older people in income deprivation (percentage) | Smaller rural: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 20.1 | Older people in income deprivation (percentage) | Urban: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 16.7 | Working age people in employment deprivation (percentage) | Larger rural: further from a medium town or city |
| 16.4 | Working age people in employment deprivation (percentage) | Larger rural: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 18.6 | Working age people in employment deprivation (percentage) | Urban: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 11.5 | Working age people in employment deprivation (percentage) | Smaller rural: nearer to a medium town or city |
| 18.5 | Working age people in employment deprivation (percentage) | Urban: further from a medium town or city |
| 11.4 | Working age people in employment deprivation (percentage) | Smaller rural: further from a medium town or city |
| 22,318.8 | People with limiting long term illness (rate per 100,000) | Urban: further from a medium town or city |
Next update expected:This dataset is not expected to be updated or replaced in the future
Updates
- 1st July 2026
- Dataset first published.
Main information
- Designation
- Accredited official statistics
- Data provider 1
- Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
- Data source 1
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 2
- Public Health Wales
- Data source 2
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 3
- Welsh Government
- Data source 3
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 4
- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
- Data source 4
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 5
- Home Office
- Data source 5
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 6
- Ministry of Justice
- Data source 6
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 7
- Department for Education
- Data source 7
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 8
- Higher Education Statistics Agency
- Data source 8
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 9
- NHS England
- Data source 9
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 10
- Care Inspectorate Wales
- Data source 10
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 11
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
- Data source 11
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 12
- Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Data source 12
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 13
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Data source 13
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 14
- Ordnance Survey
- Data source 14
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 15
- Natural Resources Wales
- Data source 15
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 16
- Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Data source 16
- No specific source from data provider
- Data provider 17
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- Data source 17
- No specific source from data provider
- Dataset ID
- 2e007789-7ecb-477c-bf39-ea168e155090
Overview
- Summary of dataset and variables
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) is the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in Wales, ranking all 1,917 Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) from most (rank 1) to least (rank 1,917) deprived. It combines 54 indicators grouped under 8 domains which have the following weights in the overall index: Income (22%), Employment (20%), Health (15%), Education (14%), Access to Services (10%), Housing (9%), Community Safety (5%), and Physical Environment (5%).
WIMD produces domain ranks and an overall index to identify areas with the highest concentrations of multiple types of deprivation. Most of the indicator values, some sub-indicator values and some sub-domain ranks are also published on StatsWales. Please see the WIMD guidance report and technical report for more information.
This table contains WIMD 2025 indicator data aggregated to rural urban classification level.
Estimates for rural urban classifications have been produced where the original data allows for aggregating to geographies above LSOA level. Where this is not possible for a given indicator, data entries will display [x] in the Data column.
The 2021 Rural Urban Classification (RUC) is a statistical classification which provides a consistent and standardised method for categorising geographies as either rural or urban. The classification used to produce these estimates is an adjusted version of the RUC based on:
- address density
- whether the area is within an amalgamated built-up area (ABUA)
- population size
- Relative access to medium towns and cities (usual resident population threshold 25,000)
The RUC used to produce these estimates defines relative access as follows:
- Nearer to a medium town or city: can reach a built-up area with 25,000 usual residents or more within 30 minutes travel by road
- Further from a medium town or city: cannot reach a built-up area with 25,000 usual residents or more within 30 minutes travel by road
There is more information about the 2021 Rural Urban Classification on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website.
After consulting with stakeholders, we have produced the estimates in this dataset using a custom classification replacing the 75,000 official usual resident threshold with 25,000 usual residents. This was done to reflect the importance of smaller settlements in acting as service hubs, as Wales contains only three built-up areas with 75,000 usual residents or more (Cardiff, Newport and Swansea).
- Data collection or calculation
Please see the WIMD guidance report and technical report for information on how data for each of the indicators was collected and processed.
- Statistical quality
The WIMD 2025 data have been produced by professional statisticians using the latest data, rigorous analytical methods, and independent validation at every stage. WIMD 2025 builds on previous versions to ensure accuracy and reliability, combining 54 indicators from diverse sources (some but not all are based on official statistics sources) to minimize bias and strengthen robustness. Quality assurance included multiple checks, replication of results, and expert review with domain specialists and local authorities.
- Rounding applied
Data for Key Stage 4 average points score has been rounded to the nearest whole number, and data for community safety indicators have been rounded to 2 decimal places. All other indicators have been rounded to 1 decimal place.
Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- statsinclusion@gov.wales