§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the population of working age for Wales for the most recent date for which figures are available and in 1991, 1981 and 1971. [32441]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe resident population of Wales, of men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59 is shown in the following table.
Residents of working age 1971 1,582,000 1981 1,662,700 1991 1,723,600 1993 1,724,000 Source:
Mid year estimates of resident population (OPCS).