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Carmarthenshire vs Swansea

A side-by-side comparison of the Carmarthenshire and Swansealocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Swansea is the more populous.

CarmarthenshireSwansea
Population187,897238,489
Density79/km²632/km²
Deprivation4% in most-deprived 10%11% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)
Schools Good/Outstanding
Aged under 1617%17%
Aged 16–6459%62%
Aged 65+24%20%