HC Deb 24 October 1966 vol 734 cc122-3W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the annual estimate of the population in Carmarthenshire, and of the boroughs of Carmarthen, Llandovery and Llanelli, and the urban districts of Llandeilo and Ammanford for each of the years 1935 to 1965.

Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

The information is as follows:

years between 1921 and 1966; and what was the estimated excess of births over deaths in Wales during that period.

Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

The information is as follows:

Home Population Excess
(Thousands) Births Deaths (Thousands)
1921 2,658 66,548 32,038 206 (1921–30)
1922 2,686 58,711 34,786
1923 2,704 58,448 31,537
1924 2,730 57,426 32,819
1925 2,737 54,935 33,341
1926 2,731 52,637 30,998
1927 2,724 46,873 33,435
1928 2,687 46,696 31,922
1929 2,677 44,595 33,538
1930 2,629 43,941 30,831
1931 2,593 42,339 33,384 61 (1931–10)
1932 2,582 49,873 32,549
1933 2,568 39,424 33,610
1934 2,554 39,956 31,729
1935 2,538 39,187 32,238
1936 2,517 37,909 32,093
1937 2,479 37,175 33,197
1938 2,466 37,625 31,941
1939 2,465 37,402 33,398
1940 2,489* 39,319 35,585
1941 2,626* 39,886 35,837 126 (1941–50)
1942 2,527* 43,130 31,260
1943 2,459* 43,270 31,469
1944 2,424* 46,730 30,987
1945 2,411* 41,515 31,892
1946 2,489* 47,566 31,547
1947 2,501* 51,163 33,291
1948 2,553* 47,175 30,095
1949 2,571* 44,337 32,109
1950 2,599 42,776 33,295
1951 2,599 41,270 36,005 87 (1951–60)
1952 2,590 41,388 31,005
1953 2,596 41,528 31,392
1954 2,601 40,256 32,822
1955 2,603 38,876 33,938
1956 2,608 40,915 32,438
1957 2,611 41,645 32,696
1958 2,615 42,460 32,642
1959 2,622 42,262 32,134
1960 2,629 44,147 32,715
1961 2,635 44,923 33,705 63 (1961–65)
1962 2,653 45,382 33,781
1963 2,663 47,006 34,763
1964 2,676 47,502 32,746
1965 2,693 46,292 33,062
1966 Not Available
* Civilian Resident.