Disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex, for Wales, Census 2021

Data values	Data description	Year	Area	Disabled or non-disabled people	Age group	Sex
2,081	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 4 years and under	Persons
737	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 4 years and under	Female
1,344	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 4 years and under	Male
5,428	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 5 to 9 years	Persons
1,588	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 5 to 9 years	Female
3,840	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 5 to 9 years	Male
8,452	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 10 to 15 years	Persons
2,901	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 10 to 15 years	Female
5,551	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 10 to 15 years	Male
16,848	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 16 to 24 years	Persons
7,886	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 16 to 24 years	Female
8,961	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 16 to 24 years	Male
21,730	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 25 to 34 years	Persons
11,170	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 25 to 34 years	Female
10,560	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 25 to 34 years	Male
42,529	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 35 to 49 years	Persons
23,921	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 35 to 49 years	Female
18,608	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 35 to 49 years	Male
82,304	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 50 to 64 years	Persons
46,187	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 50 to 64 years	Female
36,117	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 50 to 64 years	Male
57,116	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 65 to 74 years	Persons
30,282	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 65 to 74 years	Female
26,834	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 65 to 74 years	Male
82,918	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 75 years and over	Persons
50,547	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 75 years and over	Female
32,371	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 75 years and over	Male
2,474	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 4 years and under	Persons
985	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 4 years and under	Female
1,489	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 4 years and under	Male
6,265	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 5 to 9 years	Persons
2,349	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 5 to 9 years	Female
3,916	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 5 to 9 years	Male
12,228	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 10 to 15 years	Persons
5,178	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 10 to 15 years	Female
7,050	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 10 to 15 years	Male
30,972	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 16 to 24 years	Persons
18,076	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 16 to 24 years	Female
12,896	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 16 to 24 years	Male
37,146	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 25 to 34 years	Persons
22,259	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 25 to 34 years	Female
14,887	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 25 to 34 years	Male
56,352	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 35 to 49 years	Persons
32,986	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 35 to 49 years	Female
23,366	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 35 to 49 years	Male
81,620	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 50 to 64 years	Persons
44,309	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 50 to 64 years	Female
37,310	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 50 to 64 years	Male
60,994	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 65 to 74 years	Persons
31,490	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 65 to 74 years	Female
29,504	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 65 to 74 years	Male
62,809	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 75 years and over	Persons
35,783	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 75 years and over	Female
27,026	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Aged 75 years and over	Male
150,531	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 4 years and under	Persons
73,979	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 4 years and under	Female
76,552	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 4 years and under	Male
164,232	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 5 to 9 years	Persons
82,030	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 5 to 9 years	Female
82,202	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 5 to 9 years	Male
196,387	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 10 to 15 years	Persons
97,543	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 10 to 15 years	Female
98,843	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 10 to 15 years	Male
281,260	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 16 to 24 years	Persons
134,205	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 16 to 24 years	Female
147,055	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 16 to 24 years	Male
323,799	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 25 to 34 years	Persons
161,876	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 25 to 34 years	Female
161,924	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 25 to 34 years	Male
448,779	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 35 to 49 years	Persons
223,687	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 35 to 49 years	Female
225,091	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 35 to 49 years	Male
474,034	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 50 to 64 years	Persons
236,518	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 50 to 64 years	Female
237,516	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 50 to 64 years	Male
240,868	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 65 to 74 years	Persons
123,206	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 65 to 74 years	Female
117,662	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 65 to 74 years	Male
157,339	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 75 years and over	Persons
84,810	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 75 years and over	Female
72,529	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Aged 75 years and over	Male
1.34	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 4 years and under	Persons
0.97	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 4 years and under	Female
1.69	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 4 years and under	Male
3.09	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 5 to 9 years	Persons
1.85	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 5 to 9 years	Female
4.27	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 5 to 9 years	Male
3.89	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 10 to 15 years	Persons
2.75	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 10 to 15 years	Female
4.98	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 10 to 15 years	Male
5.12	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 16 to 24 years	Persons
4.92	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 16 to 24 years	Female
5.31	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 16 to 24 years	Male
5.68	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 25 to 34 years	Persons
5.72	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 25 to 34 years	Female
5.64	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 25 to 34 years	Male
7.77	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 35 to 49 years	Persons
8.53	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 35 to 49 years	Female
6.97	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 35 to 49 years	Male
12.90	Percentage of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Aged 50 to 64 years	Persons

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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

• 7th January 2026: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source: 2021 Census

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset shows counts and percentages of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex for Wales. Data is for usual residents from Census 2021. The count shows the number of disabled and non-disabled people by age and sex for Wales, the percentage shows the proportion of disabled and non-disabled people in a given age band and sex for Wales.

  The definition of disability used in the 2021 Census is aligned with the definition of disability under the Equality Act (2010). A person is considered disabled if they self-report having a physical or mental health condition or illness that has lasted or is expected to last 12 months or more, and that reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities. Data is shown for three categories: Disabled: limited a lot; Disabled: limited a little; Non-disabled.

  In 2002 the Welsh Government adopted the social model of disability. This model sets out a different way to view disability – rather than defining people as disabled by their impairment (as in the medical model of disability), people with impairments are disabled by physical, attitudinal, and organisational barriers created by society.

  The data included in these tables reflects the medical model of disability. However, where possible, we have used language that aligns with the social model of disability.

  For Census 2021, a usual resident of the UK is anyone who, on census day, was in the UK and had stayed or intended to stay in the UK for a period of 12 months or more or had a permanent UK address and was outside the UK and intended to be outside the UK for less than 12 months.

• Data collection or calculation:

  Estimates provided are for usual residents as on Census Day, 21 March 2021. The data was collected through questionnaires for every household and communal establishment in Wales. Please see the Office for National Statistics (ONS) quality and methodology information on the 2021 Census for more information - a link is provided in the Related Reports section.

• Statistical quality:

  The census provides the most detailed picture of the entire population, with the same core questions asked to everybody across England and Wales. There is less margin for error in the census than with surveys based on a sample of the population, because the whole population is included.

  Due to statistical disclosure procedures, totals may not exactly match. Sometimes changes need to be made to data if it is possible to identify individuals. This is known as statistical disclosure control. The disclosure control carried out by ONS for Census 2021 included: Swapping records (targeted record swapping). For example, if a household was likely to be identified in datasets because it has unusual characteristics, the records were swapped with a similar one from a nearby small area (very unusual households could be swapped with one in a nearby local authority). Adding small changes to some counts (cell key perturbation). For example, a count of four might be changed to a three or a five – this might make small differences between tables depending on how the data is broken down.

• Related reports:
  • Health, disability and provision of unpaid care in Wales (Census 2021)
  • Disabled people’s outcomes in health, housing, education, and economic status (Census 2021)
  • Census 2021 flexible table builder (Office for National Statistics)
  • Quality and methodology information for Census 2021 (Office for National Statistics)
  • Health, disability and provision of unpaid care in Wales (Census 2021) [WELSH]
  • Disabled people’s outcomes in health, housing, education, and economic status (Census 2021) [WELSH]

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: equalityevidenceunit@gov.wales

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