Bridgend

Unitary District in Wales / Cymru

Unitary District

The population development of Bridgend.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Bridgend	Unitary District	128,645	139,178	145,488	147,530	→
Wales (Cymru)	Constituent Country	2,903,085	3,063,456	3,107,494	3,186,581

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Bridgend.

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Name	Status	County / District	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Bettws	Built-up Area	Bridgend	2,034	2,253	2,243	2,285	→
Blackmill	Built-up Area	Bridgend	584	654	628	635	→
Blaengarw	Built-up Area	Bridgend	1,895	1,789	1,777	1,736	→
Bridgend	Built-up Area	Bridgend	39,142	46,200	51,785	53,296	→
Cefn Cribwr	Built-up Area	Bridgend	1,378	1,324	1,379	1,351	→
Heol-y-Cyw	Built-up Area	Bridgend	541	538	562	547	→
Llangeinor	Built-up Area	Bridgend	910	973	1,015	1,006	→
Maesteg	Built-up Area	Bridgend	18,907	18,888	18,332	18,278	→
Nant-y-moel (Price Town)	Built-up Area	Bridgend	2,322	2,344	2,375	2,383	→
Ogmore Vale	Built-up Area	Bridgend	3,151	3,117	3,095	3,085	→
Pant-yr-awel (/ Lewistown)	Built-up Area	Bridgend	685	734	791	782	→
Pencoed	Built-up Area	Bridgend	8,622	9,166	9,113	9,047	→
Pen-y-fai	Built-up Area	Bridgend	2,137	2,447	2,303	2,331	→
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff	Built-up Area	Bridgend	1,572	1,505	1,480	1,493	→
Pontycymer	Built-up Area	Bridgend	2,480	2,499	2,421	2,498	→
Porthcawl	Built-up Area	Bridgend	15,640	15,672	15,798	15,988	→
Pyle	Built-up Area	Bridgend	12,464	13,701	14,080	14,138	→
Sarn	Built-up Area	Bridgend	9,972	10,805	11,868	12,020	→
Trelales	Built-up Area	Bridgend	839	818	793	818	→

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	72,997
Females	74,533

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	28,785
18-64 years	86,998
65+ years	31,747

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	8,662
70-79 years	14,689
60-69 years	18,654
50-59 years	20,689
40-49 years	17,576
30-39 years	19,926
20-29 years	15,641
10-19 years	16,883
0-9 years	14,810

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	139,225
EU	3,049
Europe (other)	247
Middle East & Asia	1,704
Africa	717
Other country	545

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	140,799
Asian	2,152
Black	429
Arab	80
Mixed/multiple	1,684
Other ethnic group	346

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	58,776
Muslims	797
Hindus	339
Sikhs	98
Buddhists	398
Jews	38
Other religion	692
No religion	76,141