The population of Carmarthenshire is 187,898 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Carmarthenshire is 96,212, and the female population is 91,685. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 176,673, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 4,824. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (89,378), followed by No religion (83,409), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (37,050), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (27,869). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.
Most people in the Carmarthenshire area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (46,683), while 43,170 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 48,644 adults have Level 3 education, while 23,691 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Carmarthenshire area are
The average age of people living in Carmarthenshire is 45 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (30301), Between 55 to 64 (27724), and Between 65 to 74 (24605). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Carmarthenshire has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (30,781) followed by Semi-routine occupations (21,653), and Routine occupations (20,557). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)
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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | Carmarthenshire |
| Ward | Abergwili Ammanford Betws Bigyn Burry Port Bynea Carmarthen Town North and South Carmarthen Town West Cenarth and Llangeler Cilycwm Cwarter Bach Cynwyl Elfed Dafen and Felinfoel Elli Garnant Glanamman Glanymor Glyn Gorslas Hendy Hengoed Kidwelly and St Ishmael Laugharne Township Llanboidy Llanddarog Llandeilo Llandovery Llandybie Llanegwad Llanfihangel Aberbythych Llanfihangel-ar-Arth Llangadog Llangennech Llangunnor Llangyndeyrn Llannon Llanybydder Lliedi Llwchwr Llwynhendy Manordeilo and Salem Pembrey Penygroes Pontyberem Saron St Clears and Llansteffan Swiss Valley Trelech Trimsaran Tycroes Tyisha Whitland |
| LTLA22 | |
| UTLA22 | Carmarthenshire |
| Region | Wales |
| Country | Wales |