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Population

The population of the City & County of Swansea.

The current population of the City and County of Swansea now stands at 227,100 (Mid Year Estimate, 2006), representing a rise of some 700 (+0.3%) on the 2005 estimate. Swansea now has the third highest population of the 22 Welsh Unitary Authorities, 7.6% of the total population of Wales (2,965,900).

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The age/sex composition of Swansea's population (rounded) is as follows:

Aged:

Males

Females

Total

% of total

Wales %

UK %

0-4

6300

5,800

12,100

5.3

5.4

6.2

5-15

14,500

13,800

28,300

12.5

13.5

14.4

16-24

16,100

15,500

31,600

13.9

12.1

12.9

25-44

28,300

28,400

56,700

24.9

25.4

22.4

45-64

27,700

29,400

57,100

25.1

25.9

26.8

65-74

9,900

11,100

21,000

9.4

9.2

9.0

75+

8,000

12,200

20,200

8.9

8.5

8.3

Total

111,000

116,100

227,100

100

100

100

Source: 2006 Mid Year Estimates, Population Estimates Unit, ONS. Crown Copyright. Rounded figures may not sum. 

Population estimates for other age group combinations can be provided.

Other useful demographic information is available from the 2001 Census, including small area population statistics. For further information, visit our Census pages.

If you have further enquiries regarding the information provided in these pages, or wish to discuss or obtain other demographic data, please contact us. 

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