UK public data, by local authority district
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All 22 local authorities in Wales ranked by population — Cardiff largest at 381,516, 2025 estimates. Year-on-year change for every area.

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Wales

22 local authorities make up Wales. Cardiff is the largest, at 381,516; Merthyr Tydfil the smallest, at 58,362. Figures are mid-year population estimates as of 2025, published by Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis).

Population, every local authority in Wales ranked
RankLocal authorityPopulationYear on year
1Cardiff381,516-0.1%
2Swansea249,429-0.5%
3Rhondda Cynon Taf241,015-0.3%
4Carmarthenshire190,037-0.2%
5Caerphilly176,078-0.1%
6Newport168,584+0.7%
7Flintshire155,954+0.0%
8Bridgend146,986-0.1%
9Neath Port Talbot142,028-0.4%
10Wrexham137,977+0.0%
11Vale of Glamorgan135,362+0.0%
12Powys134,843-0.0%
13Pembrokeshire125,849+0.1%
14Gwynedd120,295-0.3%
15Conwy114,421-0.0%
16Denbighshire98,247+0.4%
17Monmouthshire95,329+0.2%
18Torfaen93,973-0.1%
19Ceredigion72,696-0.0%
20Isle of Anglesey68,607-0.4%
21Blaenau Gwent67,593-0.2%
22Merthyr Tydfil58,362-0.6%

Change compares each area's latest estimate with the previous year's from the same publisher.

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