Analysis of ethnicity by area deprivation (Census 2021, WIMD 2019)

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Data valuesData descriptionDeprivation groupSexEthnic group
9.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsWhite
8.8Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsEnglish, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
17.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsGypsy or Irish Traveller
8.3Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsIrish
23.9Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsRoma
14.9Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther White
18.2Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsAsian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
11.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsIndian
25.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsPakistani
30.7Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsBangladeshi
9.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsChinese
16.3Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther Asian
16.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsMixed or Multiple ethnic groups
10.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsWhite and Asian
19.8Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsWhite and Black Caribbean
20.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsWhite and Black African
15.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
30.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsBlack, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
32.7Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsAfrican
18.9Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsCaribbean
30.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther Black
21.3Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther ethnic group
23.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsArab
19.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsAny other ethnic group
8.9Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleWhite
8.9Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleEnglish, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
16.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleGypsy or Irish Traveller
8.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleIrish
26.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleRoma
14.8Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleOther White
18.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleAsian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
11.3Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleIndian
25.3Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemalePakistani
31.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleBangladeshi
9.8Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleChinese
15.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleOther Asian
15.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleMixed or Multiple ethnic groups
10.7Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleWhite and Asian
20.9Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleWhite and Black Caribbean
21.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleWhite and Black African
16.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleOther Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
29.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleBlack, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
34.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleAfrican
19.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleCaribbean
32.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleOther Black
21.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleOther ethnic group
23.7Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleArab
19.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleAny other ethnic group
9.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleWhite
8.7Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleEnglish, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
18.8Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleGypsy or Irish Traveller
8.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleIrish
22.8Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleRoma
15.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleOther White
18.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleAsian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
10.7Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleIndian
24.8Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMalePakistani
30.3Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleBangladeshi
9.2Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleChinese
17.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleOther Asian
16.7Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleMixed or Multiple ethnic groups
10.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleWhite and Asian
18.9Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleWhite and Black Caribbean
19.9Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleWhite and Black African
14.8Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleOther Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
32.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleBlack, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
31.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleAfrican
18.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleCaribbean
29.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleOther Black
21.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleOther ethnic group
23.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleArab
20.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10% of LSOAs in WalesMaleAny other ethnic group
9.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsWhite
9.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsEnglish, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
17.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsGypsy or Irish Traveller
7.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsIrish
20.2Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsRoma
12.2Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther White
15.7Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsAsian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
12.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsIndian
18.3Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsPakistani
21.2Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsBangladeshi
14.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsChinese
13.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther Asian
11.7Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsMixed or Multiple ethnic groups
9.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsWhite and Asian
13.0Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsWhite and Black Caribbean
12.9Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsWhite and Black African
12.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
15.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsBlack, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
16.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsAfrican
13.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsCaribbean
12.8Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther Black
13.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsOther ethnic group
12.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsArab
14.4Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesPersonsAny other ethnic group
9.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleWhite
9.5Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleEnglish, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
17.6Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleGypsy or Irish Traveller
7.1Percentage of people living in the deprivation groupMost deprived 10-20% of LSOAs in WalesFemaleIrish
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13th February 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
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Data provider 1
Welsh Government
Data source 1
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD)
Data provider 2
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Data source 2
2021 Census

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This analysis uses Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) 2019 and Census 2021 data to estimate the proportions of population groups living in areas within each WIMD 2019 deprivation grouping. It identifies where people from various groups are most likely to live in terms of small area (Lower Super Output Area or LSOA) relative deprivation and whether this varies across groups.

This analysis presents an overview of how different populations were distributed across Wales at the time of the 2021 Census. It does not take into account the interaction of different characteristics with each other or with deprivation. For example, older age groups have a smaller likelihood of living in the most deprived areas, which may affect populations with different age profiles such as certain ethnic groups, veterans or those in poor health. Results should be interpreted in simple terms of how likely the population was to live in the various deprivation areas of Wales at the time of the 2021 Census, rather than attempting to establish a relationship between specific characteristics and deprivation.

Data collection or calculation

The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) is the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in Wales. WIMD is designed to identify small areas in Wales where there are the highest concentrations of several different types of deprivation. WIMD 2019 ranks all small areas in Wales from 1 (most deprived) to 1,909 (least deprived). The small areas are otherwise known as Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs). This geography is built from Census 2011 data and represents small areas each with a population of around 1,600 people. The index is calculated from eight types or domains of deprivation, each compiled from a range of different indicators (or measures).

Census 2021 was conducted in Wales and England on 21 March 2021

The estimates in this article have been produced by linking Census 2021 LSOA data from the Office for National Statistics’ create a custom dataset tool to WIMD 2019 LSOA overall deprivation rankings. Due to statistical disclosure control methods employed by the ONS for this tool, percentages for the breakdowns presented in this article may not sum to 100.0%.

Statistical quality

Quality information on the 2021 Census can be found on the ONS website.

Background and quality information on WIMD 2019 can be found on the WIMD 2019 index guidance webpage.

More quality and methodology information can be found in the related report.

Rounding applied

Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place.

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