Wales

Constituent / territory of United Kingdom.

EuropeCapital: Cardiff
2026 population
3.2M
Rank #139 globally
Area
21k km²
Metros tracked
24
60% of population in metros
Composite score
20.7
Rank #66 globally

National Teams

Wales on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

Men's FootballUEFA
Wales
FIFA #37
ELO #47
WC apps 2
No World Cups
Rugby UnionSix Nations
Wales
World #11
6N titles 39
Tests 734
No World Cups
Olympics
Great Britain
Games 49
Medals 1,058
Summer #1 (G/M) 1/1
329 golds
Competes as Great Britain

Districts

22 entries listed under Wales. Click any to see its metros and footprint.

Gwynedd4Flintshire3Powys3Carmarthenshire2Bridgend1Cardiff1Ceredigion1Conwy1Denbighshire1Isle of Anglesey1Merthyr Tydfil1Monmouthshire1Neath Port Talbot1Newport1Pembrokeshire1Rhondda Cynon Taf1Swansea1The Vale of Glamorgan1Wrexham1Blaenau GwentCaerphillyTorfaen

Wales metro footprint

24 metros
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24 polygons

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.

24 tracked metros

RankMetroScoreTier
#214Cardiff★ Capital▲ Largest13.0Regional Hub
#745Newport2.5Emerging Metro
#976Swansea1.6Emerging Metro
#1145Llanelli1.3Emerging Metro
#1860Conwy0.5Local Metro
#1893Flint0.5Local Metro
#2352Bridgend0.3Local Metro
#2655Merthyr Tydfil0.3Local Metro
#2751Connah's Quay0.3Local Metro
#2812Caernarfon0.3Local Metro
#2841Llansantffraid0.3Local Metro
#2845Haverfordwest0.3Local Metro
#2872Bala0.3Local Metro
#3615Rhyl0.0Local Metro
#3630Cwmbran0.0Local Metro
#3771Llangefni0.0Local Metro
#4037Buckley0.0Local Metro
#4145Pontypridd0.0Local Metro
#4164Bangor (WAL)0.0Local Metro
#4206Carmarthen0.0Local Metro
#4242Aberystwyth0.0Local Metro
#4253Porthmadog0.0Local Metro
#4254Welshpool0.0Local Metro
#4263Newtown (WAL)0.0Local Metro