Annual Population Survey: persons in Wales in employment by country of birth and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearArea of residenceAgeCountry of birth (outside the UK)
59164900All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeAll
53897600All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeUK
5267300All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeNon UK
2686500All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeWales
51211100All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeRest of the UK
1514600All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeEuropean Union
448500All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeIreland
271200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeGermany
93000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgePoland
702000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeOther European Union
216700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeEurope excluding the European Union
216700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeEurope excluding the European Union
228300All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeNorth America
228300All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeNorth America
346400All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeLatin America and Caribbean
346400All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeLatin America and Caribbean
1722400All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeAsia and Oceania
506200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeIndia
1216200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeOther Asia and Oceania
957700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeSub-Saharan Africa
183900All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeSouth Africa
773800All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeOther Sub-Saharan Africa
281100All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeMiddle East, North Africa and Rest of the World
281100All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAll AgeMiddle East, North Africa and Rest of the World
38333700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64All
34148200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64UK
4185400All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Non UK
1683800All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Wales
32464500All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Rest of the UK
1082200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64European Union
281200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Ireland
202100All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Germany
61700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Poland
537200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Other European Union
174000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Europe excluding the European Union
174000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Europe excluding the European Union
169700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64North America
169700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64North America
251200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Latin America and Caribbean
251200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Latin America and Caribbean
1447500All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Asia and Oceania
392100All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64India
1055400All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Other Asia and Oceania
826500All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Sub-Saharan Africa
151500All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64South Africa
675000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Other Sub-Saharan Africa
234400All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Middle East, North Africa and Rest of the World
234400All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004United KingdomAged 16 to 64Middle East, North Africa and Rest of the World
2867200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeAll
2769300All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeUK
97900All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeNon UK
2121900All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeWales
647400All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeRest of the UK
38700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeEuropean Union
12300All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeIreland
10300All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeGermany
1500 [u]All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgePoland
14700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeOther European Union
1700 [u]All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeEurope excluding the European Union
1700 [u]All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeEurope excluding the European Union
5700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeNorth America
5700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeNorth America
4000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeLatin America and Caribbean
4000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeLatin America and Caribbean
28700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeAsia and Oceania
4800All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeIndia
23900All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeOther Asia and Oceania
13100All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeSub-Saharan Africa
3800All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeSouth Africa
9200All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeOther Sub-Saharan Africa
6000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeMiddle East, North Africa and Rest of the World
6000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAll AgeMiddle East, North Africa and Rest of the World
1817800All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64All
1743700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64UK
74100All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Non UK
1295900All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Wales
447900All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Rest of the UK
26300All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64European Union
8100All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Ireland
7300All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Germany
[c]All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Poland
10300All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Other European Union
1200 [u]All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Europe excluding the European Union
1200 [u]All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Europe excluding the European Union
3700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64North America
3700All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64North America
2800 [u]All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Latin America and Caribbean
2800 [u]All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Latin America and Caribbean
24500All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Asia and Oceania
3900All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64India
20600All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Other Asia and Oceania
10600All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Sub-Saharan Africa
3000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64South Africa
7600All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Other Sub-Saharan Africa
5000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Middle East, North Africa and Rest of the World
5000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004WalesAged 16 to 64Middle East, North Africa and Rest of the World
66500All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004Isle of AngleseyAll AgeAll
64500All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004Isle of AngleseyAll AgeUK
2000All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004Isle of AngleseyAll AgeNon UK
42400All personsYear ending 31 Dec 2004Isle of AngleseyAll AgeWales
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Main information

Most recent update
16 October 2025
Next update expected
January 2026
Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Data source
Annual Population Survey (APS)

Data notes

Revisions
  • 16 October 2025
  • 9 October 2025
Rounding applied

Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and so there may be some apparent slight discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and the totals as shown.

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset provides information on migrant workers in Wales from all over the World with a breakdown between data relating to countries in the European Union (EU), and elsewhere.

Data collection or calculation

The APS asks respondents for their country of birth, nationality and where they were living twelve months ago. This dataset provides information by country of birth, as for Wales it is not possible to use the data on movement in the last twelve months as samples are too low to provide reliable estimates, and responses to the nationality question can be difficult to interpret.

The country of birth data gives the total number of people who were born in each country and so does not directly give estimates of the number of migrants. However, changes in the level give an idea of the level of migration. With these data it is also important to realise that the numbers will also include British people who were born abroad if, for example, their parents were working overseas at the time.

There are two main reasons why the APS may under-estimate the number of residents born overseas, particularly over the short to medium term. These are as follows:

  • The LFS and APS sampling frame only covers private households and NHS accommodation. Students in halls of residence are also covered but only if they have a parent living in a UK household. So students in halls of residence without a UK resident parent are not covered. Additionally people living in other types of communal establishment such as hotels, hostels, boarding houses, caravans/mobile homes are not covered. Many foreign workers may live in these types of accommodation.

  • The APS has a four-year wave pattern. Each respondent is included in the survey for four consecutive years. As a result there will be a delay before new groups arriving in the population are properly represented in the sample. The LFS and APS is also weighted to be representative of the population totals in each area. However, these population estimates exclude those visiting the UK for less than twelve months.

The wave pattern of the APS means there is a four-year time lag before new arrivals are properly represented in the sample, so it is not the best source for showing short-term trends. However the APS does provide a wealth of other information, such as economic activity, type of employment, age, sex, ethnicity and qualifications. This is particularly the case at the UK level. For Wales, even with the boosted APS sample, there are still relatively few households where people were born overseas. This means that, at present, detailed breakdowns at a Wales level will often not meet quality constraints.

Nomis is the ONS's official portal for labour market statistics. Note that some estimates from Nomis for the APS may differ slightly from those presented here due to differences in how local authority geographies are constructed.

Statistical quality

Annual Population Survey (APS) responses are weighted to official population projections. The projections for 2020 were 2018-based, and, therefore, were based on demographic trends that pre-dated the COVID-19 pandemic.

To allow for different trends during the pandemic the responses for the APS have been reweighted on the 9 September 2021 to new populations derived using growth rates from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Real Time Information (RTI). The reweighting has been applied from year ending March 2020 data onwards and gives improved estimates of both rates and levels.

The changes ONS have made to the weighting should reduce the bias of estimates at high levels of aggregation. Some smaller breakdowns may be impacted negatively and more extreme changes could be seen given the reduced size of the underlying sample since the start of the pandemic.

As the data come from a survey, the results are sample-based estimates and therefore subject to differing degrees of sampling variability, i.e. the true value for any measure lies in a differing range about the estimated value. This range or sampling variability increases as the detail in the data increases, for example individual local authority data are subject to higher variability than Wales data.

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Welsh Government
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labourmarket.stats@gov.wales

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