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Statistics for Wales

Welcome to the Statistical Directorate's pages. We collect, process, interpret and publish information about Wales, and promote its use in decision making within government and beyond.
A wide range of topics are covered including demography, health, housing, education, training, agriculture, industry, the economy, local government, transport, the environment and the Welsh language.

Statistical News

Sustainable Development Indicators, 2008

The first edition of an 'In Your Pocket' booklet on Sustainable Development Indicators for Wales provides measures of everyday concerns including health, housing, jobs, crime, education and our environment. The Statistical Release presents some background to the publication, and a summary table from the booklet.

 

Poverty, Deprivation, and Social Justice Seminar

The Welsh Assembly Government is holding a seminar which will present different ways of measuring and estimating levels of poverty, deprivation, and social exclusion.

It will be held on 2 October 2008 (Thursday) at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells and will run from 10:00 to 16:00.

There is no charge for the event and places are limited. For further information about the seminar and to reserve your place please complete the registration form.

 

State of the Environment 

The first State of the Environment report was published by the Statistical Directorate on 24 July.

The State of the Environment bulletin presents data on some of the key indicators monitoring progress against the Welsh Assembly Government’s Environment Strategy. The full set of data, analysis, and notes on all of the indicators are available through our StatsWales website, presented in a series of online reports linked to tables of information which the user can manipulate or download.

 

We welcome feedback from all users of official statistics about Wales. If you have any comments, queries or suggestions about what we do and how we do it then please do get in touch. E-mail stats.pubs@wales.gsi.gov.uk. 

Related Links

Population Projections

Population projections provide estimates of the size of the future population, and are based on assumptions about births, deaths and migration.

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) is the official measure of deprivation for small areas in Wales.

StatsWales

StatsWales is a free-to-use service that allows visitors to view, manipulate, create and download tables from the most detailed official data on Wales.

Recruitment of Statisticians

There are 2 ways to join the Assembly as a Statistician.

Research

People and graph
Welsh Assembly Government research pages.

Futures: some trends, implications and uncertainties

futures
Drawing on the best available information at this time, the reports outline a wide range of trends that may impact on Wales in this century.

Performance information: Your services, your area, your voice

Performance information: Your services, your area, your voice
Public services in Wales - how well are they performing?