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

Data values	Data description	Year	Area	Disabled or non-disabled people	Sex
319,406	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
175,219	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
144,187	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
350,860	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
193,416	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Female
157,444	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wales	Disabled: limited a little	Male
2,437,228	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Persons
1,217,855	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Female
1,219,373	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wales	Non-disabled	Male
6,502	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Isle of Anglesey	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
3,538	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Isle of Anglesey	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
2,963	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Isle of Anglesey	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
7,743	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Isle of Anglesey	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
4,256	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Isle of Anglesey	Disabled: limited a little	Female
3,489	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Isle of Anglesey	Disabled: limited a little	Male
54,631	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Isle of Anglesey	Non-disabled	Persons
27,425	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Isle of Anglesey	Non-disabled	Female
27,206	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Isle of Anglesey	Non-disabled	Male
9,805	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Gwynedd	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
5,339	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Gwynedd	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
4,465	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Gwynedd	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
12,706	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Gwynedd	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
6,994	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Gwynedd	Disabled: limited a little	Female
5,712	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Gwynedd	Disabled: limited a little	Male
94,882	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Gwynedd	Non-disabled	Persons
47,534	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Gwynedd	Non-disabled	Female
47,348	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Gwynedd	Non-disabled	Male
11,920	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Conwy	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
6,575	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Conwy	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
5,345	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Conwy	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
14,024	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Conwy	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
7,748	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Conwy	Disabled: limited a little	Female
6,276	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Conwy	Disabled: limited a little	Male
88,797	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Conwy	Non-disabled	Persons
44,833	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Conwy	Non-disabled	Female
43,964	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Conwy	Non-disabled	Male
10,672	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Denbighshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
5,858	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Denbighshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
4,814	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Denbighshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
11,696	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Denbighshire	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
6,486	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Denbighshire	Disabled: limited a little	Female
5,210	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Denbighshire	Disabled: limited a little	Male
73,449	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Denbighshire	Non-disabled	Persons
36,865	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Denbighshire	Non-disabled	Female
36,584	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Denbighshire	Non-disabled	Male
13,253	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Flintshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
7,306	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Flintshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
5,947	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Flintshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
16,289	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Flintshire	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
8,997	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Flintshire	Disabled: limited a little	Female
7,292	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Flintshire	Disabled: limited a little	Male
125,420	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Flintshire	Non-disabled	Persons
62,756	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Flintshire	Non-disabled	Female
62,664	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Flintshire	Non-disabled	Male
12,708	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wrexham	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
6,897	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wrexham	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
5,811	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wrexham	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
14,917	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wrexham	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
7,999	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wrexham	Disabled: limited a little	Female
6,918	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wrexham	Disabled: limited a little	Male
107,490	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wrexham	Non-disabled	Persons
53,345	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wrexham	Non-disabled	Female
54,147	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Wrexham	Non-disabled	Male
11,648	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Powys	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
6,395	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Powys	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
5,253	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Powys	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
15,364	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Powys	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
8,385	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Powys	Disabled: limited a little	Female
6,979	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Powys	Disabled: limited a little	Male
106,157	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Powys	Non-disabled	Persons
52,690	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Powys	Non-disabled	Female
53,470	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Powys	Non-disabled	Male
6,686	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Ceredigion	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
3,654	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Ceredigion	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
3,032	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Ceredigion	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
8,951	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Ceredigion	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
4,889	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Ceredigion	Disabled: limited a little	Female
4,062	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Ceredigion	Disabled: limited a little	Male
55,838	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Ceredigion	Non-disabled	Persons
27,966	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Ceredigion	Non-disabled	Female
27,869	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Ceredigion	Non-disabled	Male
12,522	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Pembrokeshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
6,826	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Pembrokeshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
5,696	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Pembrokeshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
14,651	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Pembrokeshire	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
8,047	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Pembrokeshire	Disabled: limited a little	Female
6,604	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Pembrokeshire	Disabled: limited a little	Male
96,187	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Pembrokeshire	Non-disabled	Persons
48,417	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Pembrokeshire	Non-disabled	Female
47,771	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Pembrokeshire	Non-disabled	Male
21,255	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Carmarthenshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Persons
11,560	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Carmarthenshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Female
9,695	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Carmarthenshire	Disabled: limited a lot	Male
21,897	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Carmarthenshire	Disabled: limited a little	Persons
12,025	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Carmarthenshire	Disabled: limited a little	Female
9,872	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Carmarthenshire	Disabled: limited a little	Male
144,745	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Carmarthenshire	Non-disabled	Persons
72,627	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Carmarthenshire	Non-disabled	Female
72,118	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Carmarthenshire	Non-disabled	Male
26,536	Number of disabled and non-disabled people by area and sex	2021	Swansea	Disabled: limited a lot	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 age-standardised rates of disabled and non-disabled people in Wales by sex and area (Wales and local authorities). Data is for usual residents from Census 2021. The count shows the number of disabled and non-disabled people by sex in an area, the percentage shows the age-standardised rate of disabled and non-disabled people by sex in an area. The percentages are age-standardised to account for different age structures in population groups and between geographic areas.

  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:

  The percentages are age-standardised to account for different age structures in population groups and between geographic areas. The 2013 European Standard Population was used to standardise percentages. This is a hypothetical population and assumes that the age structure is the same in both sexes, therefore allowing comparisons to be made between the sexes as well as between geographical areas and over time.

  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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