Rhondda Cynon Taf

Unitary District in Wales / Cymru

Unitary District

The population development of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Rhondda Cynon Taf	Unitary District	231,946	234,410	237,651	242,844	→
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 Rhondda Cynon Taf.

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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
Abercynon	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	6,428	6,390	6,375	6,328	→
Aberdare	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	36,175	36,160	37,691	38,502	→
Beddau	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	8,185	7,566	7,356	7,259	→
Brynsadler	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	591	601	653	668	→
Church Village	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	12,259	13,783	14,157	14,236	→
Efail Isaf	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	630	603	590	590	→
Ferndale	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	4,763	4,472	4,305	4,320	→
Gilfach Goch	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	1,510	1,558	1,534	1,585	→
Groes-faen	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	712	685	704	706	→
Hendreforgan	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	2,504	2,475	2,444	2,527	→
Llanharan (/ Brynna)	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	5,828	6,686	8,099	8,769	→
Llanharry	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	2,676	3,250	3,748	3,818	→
Llantrisant	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	4,248	4,408	4,204	4,350	→
Maerdy	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	3,097	2,866	2,840	2,961	→
Mountain Ash	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	13,304	13,163	13,005	13,405	→
Nantgarw	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	856	820	814	809	→
Pontyclun	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	4,633	6,005	5,794	5,623	→
Pontypridd	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	31,827	31,331	31,914	33,915	→
Porth	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	14,216	13,727	13,357	13,467	→
Rhondda	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	13,997	13,333	13,271	13,398	→
Taff's Well	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	3,460	3,696	3,553	3,555	→
Talbot Green	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	2,742	3,056	3,291	3,306	→
Tonypandy	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	17,885	17,573	17,203	17,237	→
Tonyrefail	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	9,664	10,873	11,445	11,989	→
Treherbert	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	5,698	5,440	5,423	5,531	→
Treorchy	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	8,105	7,694	7,642	7,621	→
Tylorstown (/ Pontygwaith)	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	3,830	3,727	3,547	3,435	→
Wattstown	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	1,104	1,142	1,102	1,148	→
Ynysybwl	Built-up Area	Rhondda Cynon Taf	4,787	4,664	4,581	4,605	→

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	119,029
Females	123,815

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	48,698
18-64 years	145,584
65+ years	48,562

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	12,203
70-79 years	23,087
60-69 years	28,856
50-59 years	32,678
40-49 years	29,013
30-39 years	33,816
20-29 years	29,135
10-19 years	28,826
0-9 years	25,230

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	228,753
EU	3,748
Europe (other)	393
Middle East & Asia	2,795
Africa	1,247
Other country	713

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	229,923
Asian	3,506
Black	997
Arab	198
Mixed/multiple	2,469
Other ethnic group	560

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	86,474
Muslims	1,378
Hindus	497
Sikhs	248
Buddhists	588
Jews	72
Other religion	1,083
No religion	133,486