Flintshire's Welsh History

Flintshire Place Names

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Source: Census 2011 & Census 2021

More detailed information on the profile of Welsh speakers in the county is available from Stats Wales or the Office of National Statistics.

Number of Welsh Speakers in Flintshire using Census 2011 and 2021 Data
Welsh Language Skills	Census 2011 Number of People	Census 2021 Number of People
Total aged 3+	146,940	155,000
No knowledge of Welsh	116,670	126,015
Understands spoken Welsh only	6,465	7,750
All Welsh speakers	21,159	17,980
Speaks, reads or writes Welsh	16,016	21,235

Percentage of Welsh Speakers in Flintshire using Census 2011 Data
Welsh Language Skills	Percentage in Flintshire	Percentage in Wales
No knowledge of Welsh	79.4%	78.6%
Understands spoken Welsh only	4.4%	5.3%
All Welsh speakers	14.4%	19%
Speaks, reads or writes Welsh	10.9%	14.6%

Percentage of Welsh Speakers in Flintshire using Census 2021 Data
Welsh Language Skills	Percentage in Flintshire	Percentage in Wales
No knowledge of Welsh	81.3%	74.8%
Understands spoken Welsh only	5%	5.2%
All Welsh speakers	11.6%	17.8%
Speaks, reads or writes Welsh	13.7%	20%