This is a list of historic counties of Wales, ordered by population as at the 1971 census.
Rank | County | Total population |
---|---|---|
1 | Glamorgan | 1,258,738 |
2 | Monmouthshire | 462,172 |
3 | Denbighshire | 185,193 |
4 | Flintshire | 175,769 |
5 | Carmarthenshire | 162,568 |
6 | Caernarvonshire | 123,065 |
7 | Pembrokeshire | 98,973 |
8 | Anglesey | 59,756 |
9 | Cardiganshire | 54,877 |
10 | Breconshire | 53,381 |
11 | Montgomeryshire | 43,131 |
12 | Merionethshire | 35,329 |
13 | Radnorshire | 18,277 |