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Population in Gwynedd

Every population series published for Gwynedd, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Net internal migration by local authority

In Gwynedd, net internal migration by local authority rose from -277 in Year to mid-2012 to -31 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 246 or 88.8% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-5000500201520202025Year to mid-2012: -277 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -867 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: -514 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -35 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -496 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 203 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 34 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 61 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 984 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -418 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 230 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 55 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -98 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -31 people · published 29 July 2026

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PeriodNet internal migration by local authority
Year to mid-2012-277 people
Year to mid-2013-867 people
Year to mid-2014-514 people
Year to mid-2015-35 people
Year to mid-2016-496 people
Year to mid-2017203 people
Year to mid-201834 people
Year to mid-201961 people
Year to mid-2020984 people
Year to mid-2021-418 people
Year to mid-2022230 people
Year to mid-202355 people
Year to mid-2024-98 people
Year to mid-2025-31 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -31 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Gwynedd, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,301 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,417 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 116 or 8.9% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k3k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,301 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,158 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,117 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,309 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,586 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,262 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,053 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,263 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,355 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 618 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,801 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 3,006 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 2,329 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,417 people · published 29 July 2026

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PeriodInternational migration into a local authority
Year to mid-20121,301 people
Year to mid-20131,158 people
Year to mid-20141,117 people
Year to mid-20151,309 people
Year to mid-20161,586 people
Year to mid-20171,262 people
Year to mid-20181,053 people
Year to mid-20191,263 people
Year to mid-20201,355 people
Year to mid-2021618 people
Year to mid-20221,801 people
Year to mid-20233,006 people
Year to mid-20242,329 people
Year to mid-20251,417 people

ONS. Earlier years come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,417 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Gwynedd, international migration out of a local authority rose from 676 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,315 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 639 or 94.5% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 676 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 635 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 668 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 550 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 855 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 694 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 937 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 913 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 768 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 427 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 644 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 607 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,018 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,315 people · published 29 July 2026

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PeriodInternational migration out of a local authority
Year to mid-2012676 people
Year to mid-2013635 people
Year to mid-2014668 people
Year to mid-2015550 people
Year to mid-2016855 people
Year to mid-2017694 people
Year to mid-2018937 people
Year to mid-2019913 people
Year to mid-2020768 people
Year to mid-2021427 people
Year to mid-2022644 people
Year to mid-2023607 people
Year to mid-20241,018 people
Year to mid-20251,315 people

ONS. Earlier years come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,315 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Gwynedd, net international migration by local authority fell from 625 in Year to mid-2012 to 102 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 523 or 83.7% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 625 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 523 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 449 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 759 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 731 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 568 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 116 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 350 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 587 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 191 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,157 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 2,399 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,311 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 102 people · published 29 July 2026

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PeriodNet international migration by local authority
Year to mid-2012625 people
Year to mid-2013523 people
Year to mid-2014449 people
Year to mid-2015759 people
Year to mid-2016731 people
Year to mid-2017568 people
Year to mid-2018116 people
Year to mid-2019350 people
Year to mid-2020587 people
Year to mid-2021191 people
Year to mid-20221,157 people
Year to mid-20232,399 people
Year to mid-20241,311 people
Year to mid-2025102 people

ONS. Earlier years come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 102 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Gwynedd, births by local authority fell from 1,385 in Year to mid-2012 to 963 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 422 or 30.5% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,385 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,251 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,209 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,128 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,222 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,134 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,131 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,061 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,048 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 985 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,057 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 978 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 979 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 963 people · published 29 July 2026

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PeriodBirths by local authority
Year to mid-20121,385 people
Year to mid-20131,251 people
Year to mid-20141,209 people
Year to mid-20151,128 people
Year to mid-20161,222 people
Year to mid-20171,134 people
Year to mid-20181,131 people
Year to mid-20191,061 people
Year to mid-20201,048 people
Year to mid-2021985 people
Year to mid-20221,057 people
Year to mid-2023978 people
Year to mid-2024979 people
Year to mid-2025963 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 963 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Gwynedd, deaths by local authority rose from 1,230 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,464 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 234 or 19.0% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k201520202025Year to mid-2012: 1,230 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,360 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,166 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,378 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,369 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,316 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,414 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,422 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,430 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,334 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,418 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,452 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,440 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 1,464 people · published 29 July 2026

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PeriodDeaths by local authority
Year to mid-20121,230 people
Year to mid-20131,360 people
Year to mid-20141,166 people
Year to mid-20151,378 people
Year to mid-20161,369 people
Year to mid-20171,316 people
Year to mid-20181,414 people
Year to mid-20191,422 people
Year to mid-20201,430 people
Year to mid-20211,334 people
Year to mid-20221,418 people
Year to mid-20231,452 people
Year to mid-20241,440 people
Year to mid-20251,464 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,464 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Gwynedd, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 155 in Year to mid-2012 to -501 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 656 or 423.2% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-400-2000201520202025Year to mid-2012: 155 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -109 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 43 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -250 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -147 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -182 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -283 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -361 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -382 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -349 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -361 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -474 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -461 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: -501 people · published 29 July 2026

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PeriodBirths minus deaths by local authority
Year to mid-2012155 people
Year to mid-2013-109 people
Year to mid-201443 people
Year to mid-2015-250 people
Year to mid-2016-147 people
Year to mid-2017-182 people
Year to mid-2018-283 people
Year to mid-2019-361 people
Year to mid-2020-382 people
Year to mid-2021-349 people
Year to mid-2022-361 people
Year to mid-2023-474 people
Year to mid-2024-461 people
Year to mid-2025-501 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -501 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Gwynedd, other population change by local authority rose from -587 in Year to mid-2012 to 12 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 599 or 102.0% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-600-400-2000201520202025Year to mid-2012: -587 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -583 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: -585 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: -638 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -762 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -666 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -619 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -595 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -593 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: -532 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -9 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: -5 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -3 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2025: 12 people · published 29 July 2026

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PeriodOther population change by local authority
Year to mid-2012-587 people
Year to mid-2013-583 people
Year to mid-2014-585 people
Year to mid-2015-638 people
Year to mid-2016-762 people
Year to mid-2017-666 people
Year to mid-2018-619 people
Year to mid-2019-595 people
Year to mid-2020-593 people
Year to mid-2021-532 people
Year to mid-2022-9 people
Year to mid-2023-5 people
Year to mid-2024-3 people
Year to mid-202512 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 12 (Year to mid-2025). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Gwynedd, population by local authority fell from 121,523 in Mid-2011 to 120,813 in Mid-2024, a change of 710 or 0.6% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative050k100k20152020Mid-2011: 121,523 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 121,439 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 120,403 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 119,796 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 119,632 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 118,958 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 118,881 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 118,129 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 117,584 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 118,180 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 117,072 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 118,089 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 120,064 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 120,813 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodPopulation by local authority
Mid-2011121,523 people
Mid-2012121,439 people
Mid-2013120,403 people
Mid-2014119,796 people
Mid-2015119,632 people
Mid-2016118,958 people
Mid-2017118,881 people
Mid-2018118,129 people
Mid-2019117,584 people
Mid-2020118,180 people
Mid-2021117,072 people
Mid-2022118,089 people
Mid-2023120,064 people
Mid-2024120,813 people

ONS. Latest: 120,813 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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