Gwynedd: local statistics
Gwynedd is a principal council area in Wales, home to an estimated 120,295 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Gwynedd, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Full-time employees living in Gwynedd earned a median £669.20 a week in April 2025, or £32,868 over a year. It is the 3rd lowest of the 22 council areas in Wales, and 7.0% less than across Wales. Jobs based in Gwynedd paid almost the same: a median £665.20 a week. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £434.00: a change of +54% before inflation.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Gwynedd had a life expectancy at birth of 83.3 years; for men it was 78.8, compared with 82.2 and 78.3 years across Wales. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.0 years for women and -0.9 for men. It is the 4th highest for women of the 22 council areas in Wales.
2.9% of Gwynedd residents aged 16 to 64 (2,110 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (Wales: 3.4%). That compares with 2.6% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.9% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.4% in September 2023.
An estimated 77.3% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Gwynedd were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 4.4 points), against 72.1% across Wales. Its lowest reading in the series was 69.5% and its highest 77.3%.
Average Band D council tax in Gwynedd is £2,468.77 for 2026-27, 5.5% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 6th highest of the 22 council areas in Wales.
120,295 people lived in Gwynedd in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.3% on mid-2024. That is 663 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 0.6%, against +3.3% for Wales as a whole. That is the 16th fastest growth of 22 in Wales. The series peaked at 120,713 in mid-2024.
In March 2026, 6,715 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Gwynedd, 2% more than in 2016. That is 56 for every 1,000 residents, the 3rd highest of the 22 council areas in Wales.
A typical home in Gwynedd cost £204,974 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 5.5% on July 2025. That is the 14th highest of 22 in Wales (average for Wales: £215,037). Prices are 48% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 6.2 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Gwynedd. That ratio is 8th of 22 in Wales, counting from the highest ratio.
The police recorded 70.0 crimes per 1,000 residents in Gwynedd in the year to March 2026 (8,420 offences in all), mid-table in Wales, 12th of 20. A year earlier it was 68.4. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 51.4 to 87.4 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 119,632 |
| 2016 | 118,958 |
| 2017 | 118,881 |
| 2018 | 118,129 |
| 2019 | 117,584 |
| 2020 | 118,180 |
| 2021 | 117,072 |
| 2022 | 118,157 |
| 2023 | 120,307 |
| 2024 | 120,713 |
| 2025 | 120,295 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £138,279 |
| July 2017 | £140,812 |
| July 2018 | £143,406 |
| July 2019 | £150,322 |
| July 2020 | £150,120 |
| July 2021 | £177,498 |
| July 2022 | £198,195 |
| July 2023 | £195,156 |
| July 2024 | £191,720 |
| July 2025 | £194,260 |
| July 2026 | £204,974 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £434.00 a week |
| 2016 | £445.30 a week |
| 2017 | £431.20 a week |
| 2018 | £473.00 a week |
| 2019 | £479.00 a week |
| 2020 | £499.90 a week |
| 2021 | £518.20 a week |
| 2022 | £542.60 a week |
| 2023 | £566.70 a week |
| 2024 | £612.50 a week |
| 2025 | £669.20 a week |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 51.4 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 54.2 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 66.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 75.2 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 81.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 69.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 87.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 80.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 70.7 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 68.4 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 70.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 69.5% |
| 2016/17 | 73.8% |
| 2017/18 | 74.7% |
| 2018/19 | 72.6% |
| 2019/20 | 75.6% |
| 2020/21 | 71.2% |
| 2021/22 | 73.5% |
| 2022/23 | 77.2% |
| 2023/24 | 70.4% |
| 2024/25 | 72.1% |
| 2025/26 | 77.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.3 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.9 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.1 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,590 |
| 2017 | 6,660 |
| 2018 | 6,660 |
| 2019 | 6,620 |
| 2020 | 6,550 |
| 2021 | 6,480 |
| 2022 | 6,590 |
| 2023 | 6,595 |
| 2024 | 6,630 |
| 2025 | 6,640 |
| 2026 | 6,715 |
Questions about Gwynedd
What is the average salary in Gwynedd?
£669.20 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is life expectancy in Gwynedd?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.8 years for men and 83.3 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Gwynedd?
The ONS claimant count was 2,110 in August 2026, 2.9% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
How much is Band D council tax in Gwynedd?
£2,468.77 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Welsh Government).
What is the population of Gwynedd?
The ONS estimates 120,295 people lived in Gwynedd in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Gwynedd?
£204,974 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+5.5% on a year).
What is the crime rate in Gwynedd?
Home Office figures show 8,420 offences in the year to March 2026, or 70.0 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
Who has power over Gwynedd
Every body that makes decisions for Gwynedd, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Gwynedd council this page
- Gwynedd in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Bangor Aberconwy: Claire Hughes (Labour) MP
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Figures for Wales
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in Wales: Conwy · Neath Port Talbot · Pembrokeshire · Powys · Vale of Glamorgan · Wrexham
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