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Statistics · City
Size of the urban area in Bridgend
2025 · 1 data point
3 of 4 · Towns of Wales
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 2025
Ranking · Towns of Wales
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 2025
What it means
How much land the continuous built-up city covers.
How it is calculated
Area of the urban centre outline drawn from satellite data, in square kilometres.
People
Statistics: Bridgend
Population
3.2M
2024 · Wales
Population of the urban area
54,429
2025
Population growth
0.30%
2025 · United Kingdom
Population density
154
2024 · Wales
Density of the urban area
2,474
2025
Median age
39.8
2023 · United Kingdom
Children under 15
16.0%
2024 · Wales
Residents 65 and over
21.5%
2022 · Wales
Life expectancy
80.3
2024 · Wales
Births per woman
1.55
2024 · United Kingdom
Birth rate
9.9
2024 · United Kingdom
Infant mortality
4.1
2024 · United Kingdom