Over 20,000 learning Welsh as course numbers increase

The National Centre for Learning Welsh sees a 12% annual increase in course completions, with more young people learning the language.

Are fewer people really speaking Welsh? We look beyond the numbers at the future of the language

An annual population survey conducted by the Welsh Government in 2024 showed a much higher figure of people who could speak ...
The Conversation

Number of Welsh speakers has declined – pandemic disruption to education may be a cause

Dr Rhian Hodges has received funding in the past from the Welsh Government, The Welsh Language Commissioner, The ESRC, and the Community Renewal Fund to to conduct social research. Dr Rhian Hodges is ...
AOL

Number of Welsh-speakers lowest in eight years

The percentage of people able to speak Welsh is the lowest recorded in over eight years at 27.7%, government statistics indicate. There were around 851,700 Welsh speakers in Wales in the year ending ...