diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/i18n-options.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/i18n-options.ts
index ae3b85bbfb06..3091cd22c7fa 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/i18n-options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/i18n-options.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ import { createTranslationLoader } from './load-translations';
 export interface I18nOptions {
   inlineLocales: Set<string>;
   sourceLocale: string;
-  locales: Record<string, { file: string; format?: string; translation?: unknown }>;
+  locales: Record<
+    string,
+    { file: string; format?: string; translation?: unknown; dataPath?: string }
+  >;
   flatOutput?: boolean;
   readonly shouldInline: boolean;
 }
@@ -127,9 +130,16 @@ export async function configureI18nBuild<T extends BrowserBuilderSchema | Server
   }
 
   if (i18n.inlineLocales.size > 0) {
+    const projectRoot = path.join(context.workspaceRoot, (metadata.root as string) || '');
+    const localeDataBasePath = findLocaleDataBasePath(projectRoot);
+    if (!localeDataBasePath) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Unable to find locale data within '@angular/common'. Please ensure '@angular/common' is installed.`,
+      );
+    }
+
     // Load locales
     const loader = await createTranslationLoader();
-    const projectRoot = path.join(context.workspaceRoot, (metadata.root as string) || '');
     const usedFormats = new Set<string>();
     for (const [locale, desc] of Object.entries(i18n.locales)) {
       if (i18n.inlineLocales.has(locale) && desc.file) {
@@ -145,6 +155,15 @@ export async function configureI18nBuild<T extends BrowserBuilderSchema | Server
 
         desc.format = result.format;
         desc.translation = result.translation;
+
+        const localeDataPath = findLocaleDataPath(locale, localeDataBasePath);
+        if (!localeDataPath) {
+          context.logger.warn(
+            `Locale data for '${locale}' cannot be found.  No locale data will be included for this locale.`,
+          );
+        } else {
+          desc.dataPath = localeDataPath;
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -152,12 +171,6 @@ export async function configureI18nBuild<T extends BrowserBuilderSchema | Server
     if (usedFormats.size > 0) {
       buildOptions.i18nFormat = [...usedFormats][0];
     }
-
-    // If only one locale is specified set the deprecated option to enable the webpack plugin
-    // transform to register the locale directly in the output bundle.
-    if (i18n.inlineLocales.size === 1) {
-      buildOptions.i18nLocale = [...i18n.inlineLocales][0];
-    }
   }
 
   // If inlining store the output in a temporary location to facilitate post-processing
@@ -202,3 +215,30 @@ function mergeDeprecatedI18nOptions(
 
   return i18n;
 }
+
+function findLocaleDataBasePath(projectRoot: string): string | null {
+  try {
+    const commonPath = path.dirname(
+      require.resolve('@angular/common/package.json', { paths: [projectRoot] }),
+    );
+    const localesPath = path.join(commonPath, 'locales/global');
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(localesPath)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return localesPath;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function findLocaleDataPath(locale: string, basePath: string): string | null {
+  const localeDataPath = path.join(basePath, locale + '.js');
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(localeDataPath)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return localeDataPath;
+}
diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/process-bundle.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/process-bundle.ts
index 9848343021a2..d8a04314c0ac 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/process-bundle.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/process-bundle.ts
@@ -541,6 +541,14 @@ export async function inlineLocales(options: InlineOptions) {
       const setLocaleText = `var $localize=Object.assign(void 0===$localize?{}:$localize,{locale:"${locale}"});`;
       contentClone = content.clone();
       content.prepend(setLocaleText);
+
+      // If locale data is provided, load it and prepend to file
+      const localeDataPath = i18n.locales[locale] && i18n.locales[locale].dataPath;
+      if (localeDataPath) {
+        const localDataContent = loadLocaleData(localeDataPath, true);
+        // The semicolon ensures that there is no syntax error between statements
+        content.prepend(localDataContent + ';');
+      }
     }
 
     const output = content.toString();
@@ -669,3 +677,20 @@ function findLocalizePositions(
 
   return positions;
 }
+
+function loadLocaleData(path: string, optimize: boolean): string {
+  // The path is validated during option processing before the build starts
+  const content = fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8');
+
+  // NOTE: This can be removed once the locale data files are preprocessed in the framework
+  if (optimize) {
+    const result = terserMangle(content, {
+      compress: true,
+      ecma: 5,
+    });
+
+    return result.code;
+  }
+
+  return content;
+}
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/ivy-localize-dl.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/ivy-localize-dl.ts
index 024f203bc3be..32689a493d6d 100644
--- a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/ivy-localize-dl.ts
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/ivy-localize-dl.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ export default async function () {
     await expectFileToMatch(`${outputPath}/main-es2015.js`, translation.helloPartial);
     await expectToFail(() => expectFileToMatch(`${outputPath}/main-es5.js`, '$localize`'));
     await expectToFail(() => expectFileToMatch(`${outputPath}/main-es2015.js`, '$localize`'));
+
+    // Verify the locale ID is present
     await expectFileToMatch(`${outputPath}/main-es5.js`, lang);
     await expectFileToMatch(`${outputPath}/main-es2015.js`, lang);
 
+    // Verify the locale data is registered using the global files
+    await expectFileToMatch(`${outputPath}/main-es5.js`, '.ng.common.locales');
+    await expectFileToMatch(`${outputPath}/main-es2015.js`, '.ng.common.locales');
+
     const server = externalServer(outputPath);
     try {
       // Execute without a devserver.
@@ -40,6 +46,11 @@ export default async function () {
     }
   }
 
+  // Verify deprecated locale data registration is not present
+  await ng('build', '--configuration=fr', '--optimization=false');
+  await expectToFail(() => expectFileToMatch(`${baseDir}/fr/main-es5.js`, 'registerLocaleData('));
+  await expectToFail(() => expectFileToMatch(`${baseDir}/fr/main-es2015.js`, 'registerLocaleData('));
+
   // Verify missing translation behaviour.
   await appendToFile('src/app/app.component.html', '<p i18n>Other content</p>');
   await ng('build', '--i18n-missing-translation', 'ignore');