{"id":43219,"date":"2020-07-07T11:31:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=43219"},"modified":"2020-07-07T11:31:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:31:58","slug":"number-of-welsh-speakers-rises-for-fourth-year-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/07\/07\/number-of-welsh-speakers-rises-for-fourth-year-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of Welsh speakers rises for fourth year in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>There are an estimated 85,400 in Cardiff, says the latest annual population survey<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/Cardiff-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The number of people who say they can speak Welsh has increased by over 20,000 in the last 10 years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>THE number of Welsh speakers has increased for the fourth\nconsecutive year according to the latest data from the Annual Population\nSurvey.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/statswales.gov.wales\/Catalogue\/Welsh-Language\/Annual-Population-Survey-Welsh-Language\/annualpopulationsurveyestimatesofpersonsaged3andoverwhosaytheycanspeakwelsh-by-localauthority-measure\">figures<\/a>, provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), there are 85,400 Welsh speakers in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>As of 31 March 2020, 24.1% of the city\u2019s population over the\nage of three say they can speak Welsh and this is almost 10 percentage points\nhigher than in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"594\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tkQHj-percentage-of-welsh-speakers-in-cardiff-aged-over-3--1024x594.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/tkQHj-percentage-of-welsh-speakers-in-cardiff-aged-over-3--1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/tkQHj-percentage-of-welsh-speakers-in-cardiff-aged-over-3--300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/tkQHj-percentage-of-welsh-speakers-in-cardiff-aged-over-3--770x447.png 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/tkQHj-percentage-of-welsh-speakers-in-cardiff-aged-over-3--300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/tkQHj-percentage-of-welsh-speakers-in-cardiff-aged-over-3--770x447.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/tkQHj-percentage-of-welsh-speakers-in-cardiff-aged-over-3--500x290.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/tkQHj-percentage-of-welsh-speakers-in-cardiff-aged-over-3--293x170.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/tkQHj-percentage-of-welsh-speakers-in-cardiff-aged-over-3-.png 1316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The percentage of Welsh speakers in Cardiff has grown, and so has the total population &#8211; from 320,900 in 2010 to 355,600 in 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The data from the ONS is historically higher than the data\nfrom the census \u2013 which is used by the Welsh Government as the main indicator\nfor Welsh speakers. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Census data in 2011 showed 562,000 Welsh speakers in Wales\ncompared to the Annual Population Survey\u2019s estimate of 750,400.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This is because the Population Survey is based on a smaller\nsample size and so is a broader estimate.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>However, its data suggests the Welsh Government is on course to hit its target of 1 million Welsh speakers in the country by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/2018-12\/cymraeg-2050-welsh-language-strategy.pdf\">trajectory<\/a>, released in 2017 and based on the census data, hoped to see 590,000 Welsh speakers by 2020 but according to the latest ONS figures there are currently over 850,000 Welsh speakers in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--770x435.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp-.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--770x435.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp--293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/07\/IkPyI-total-number-of-welsh-speakers-1000s-in-cardiff-by-year-nbsp-.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Here you can see the total number of people, aged over three, who say they can speak Welsh in Cardiff over the last 11 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>But what does Welsh speaker mean?<\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/statswales.gov.wales\/Catalogue\/Welsh-Language\/Annual-Population-Survey-Welsh-Language\/welshfrequency-by-la-year\">Population Survey<\/a> only 13.7% of Welsh speakers in Cardiff use their Welsh daily, indicating that around half of the 24.1% who say they speak Welsh in the city do not use it every day.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>So, the Welsh Government still has some way to go \u2018to reach a position where the <a href=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/07\/special-welsh-language-music-day-performance-as-schoolchildren-duet-with-artists-for-shoppers\/\">Welsh language<\/a> is an integral element of all aspects of everyday life\u2019 in its goal of 1 million speakers by 2050.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are an estimated 85,400 in Cardiff, says the latest annual population survey THE number of Welsh speakers has increased for the fourth consecutive year according to the latest data from the Annual Population Survey. 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