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1911 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 1 : " Population enumerated at each Census, 1821 to 1911, in the United Kingdom and in its several Divisions".
Date of Enumeration. | United Kingdom. | England and Wales. | Scotland. | Ireland. | ||||||||
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Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
1821, May 28th | 20,893,584 | 10,174,868 | 10,718,716 | 12,000,236 | 5,850,319 | 6,149,917 | 2,091,521 | 982,623 | 1,108,898 | 6,801,827 | 3,341,926 | 3,459,901 |
1831, May 30th | 24,028,584 | 11,680,532 | 12,348,052 | 13,896,797 | 6,771,196 | 7,125,601 | 2,364,386 | 1,114,456 | 1,249,930 | 7,767,401 | 3,794,880 | 3,972,521 |
1841, June 7th | 26,730,929 | 13,060,497 | 13,670,432 | 15,914,148 | 7,777,586 | 8,136,562 | 2,620,184 | 1,241,862 | 1,378,322 | 8,196,597 | 4,041,049 | 4,155,548 |
1851, March 31st | 27,390,629 | 13,369,227 | 14,021,402 | 17,927,609 | 8,781,225 | 9,146,384 | 2,888,742 | 1,375,479 | 1,513,263 | 6,574,278 | 3,212,523 | 3,361,755 |
1861, April 8th | 28,927,485 | 14,063,477 | 14,864,008 | 20,066,224 | 9,776,259 | 10,289,965 | 3,062,294 | 1,449,848 | 1,612,446 | 5,798,967 | 2,837,370 | 2,961,597 |
1871, April 3rd | 31,484,661 | 15,301,830 | 16,182,831 | 22,712,266 | 11,058,934 | 11,653,332 | 3,360,018 | 1,603,143 | 1,756,875 | 5,412,377 | 2,639,753 | 2,772,624 |
1881, April 4th | 34,884,848 | 16,972,654 | 17,912,194 | 25,974,439 | 12,639,902 | 13,334,537 | 3,735,573 | 1,799,475 | 1,936,098 | 5,174,836 | 2,533,277 | 2,641,559 |
1891, April 6th | 37,732,922 | 18,314,571 | 19,418,351 | 29,002,525 | 14,052,901 | 14,949,624 | 4,025,647 | 1,942,717 | 2,082,930 | 4,704,750 | 2,318,953 | 2,385,797 |
1901, April 1st | 41,458,721 | 20,102,408 | 21,356,313 | 32,527,843 | 15,728,613 | 16,799,230 | 4,472,103 | 2,173,755 | 2,298,348 | 4,458,775 | 2,200,040 | 2,258,735 |
1911, April 3rd | 45,221,615 | 21,946,495 | 23,275,120 | 36,070,492 | 17,445,608 | 18,624,884 | 4,760,904 | 2,308,839 | 2,452,065 | 4,390,219 | 2,192,048 | 2,198,171 |
NOTE.The population at the Censuses 1821 and 1831 is exclusive of the Army, Royal Navy and Merchant Service.