London Metropolitan Area Population from 1891 (original) (raw)
Southest England Population by Area from 1891
| Area | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | Land Area (SqMi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast England | 7,750,000 | 8,931,000 | 11,526,000 | 12,071,000 | 13,229,000 | 14,832,000 | 15,911,000 | 17,028,000 | 16,644,000 | 17,425,000 | 18,387,000 | 10,612 |
| Metropolitan Area | 6,167,000 | 7,198,000 | 9,525,000 | 9,940,000 | 10,915,000 | 12,088,000 | 12,713,000 | 13,262,000 | 12,736,000 | 13,176,000 | 13,945,000 | 6,279 |
| Greater London | 5,572,000 | 6,507,000 | 7,160,000 | 7,387,000 | 8,110,000 | 8,197,000 | 7,993,000 | 7,368,000 | 6,609,000 | 6,679,000 | 7,172,000 | 622 |
| Inner London | 4,228,000 | 4,536,000 | 4,521,000 | 4,485,000 | 4,397,000 | 3,682,000 | 3,493,000 | 2,959,000 | 2,426,000 | 2,504,000 | 2,766,000 | 118 |
| Ring 1: Outer London | 1,344,000 | 1,971,000 | 2,639,000 | 2,902,000 | 3,713,000 | 4,515,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,409,000 | 4,183,000 | 4,175,000 | 4,406,000 | 504 |
| Ring 2: Adjacent to Green Belt | 595,000 | 691,000 | 2,365,000 | 2,553,000 | 2,805,000 | 3,891,000 | 4,720,000 | 5,894,000 | 6,127,000 | 6,497,000 | 6,773,000 | 5,657 |
| Berkshire | 211,000 | 237,000 | 281,000 | 295,000 | 311,000 | 403,000 | 503,000 | 633,000 | 676,000 | 753,000 | 800,000 | 725 |
| Bracknell Forest UA | 110,000 | |||||||||||
| Reading UA | 143,000 | |||||||||||
| Slough UA | 119,000 | |||||||||||
| West Berkshire UA | 144,000 | |||||||||||
| Windsor and Maidenhead UA | 134,000 | |||||||||||
| Wokingham UA | 150,000 | |||||||||||
| Buckinghamshire | 166,000 | 172,000 | 220,000 | 236,000 | 272,000 | 386,000 | 486,000 | 586,000 | 564,000 | 639,000 | 686,000 | 746 |
| Milton Keynes UA | 207,000 | |||||||||||
| Balance: Buckinghamshire | 479,000 | |||||||||||
| Essex | 367,000 | 405,000 | 1,351,000 | 1,470,000 | 1,755,000 | 2,044,000 | 2,237,000 | 1,354,000 | 1,469,000 | 1,547,000 | 1,614,000 | 1,418 |
| Southend UA | 160,000 | |||||||||||
| Thurrock UA | 143,000 | |||||||||||
| Balance: Essex | 1,311,000 | |||||||||||
| Hertfordshire | 215,000 | 243,000 | 311,000 | 333,000 | 401,000 | 610,000 | 832,000 | 922,000 | 957,000 | 989,000 | 1,034,000 | 631 |
| Kent | 710,000 | 806,000 | 869,000 | 938,000 | 959,000 | 1,091,000 | 1,199,000 | 1,399,000 | 1,463,000 | 1,536,000 | 1,580,000 | 1,443 |
| Medway UA | 250,000 | |||||||||||
| Balance: Kent | 1,330,000 | |||||||||||
| Middlesex | 799,000 | 1,126,000 | 1,253,000 | 1,639,000 | 2,269,000 | 2,230,000 | ||||||
| Surrey | 270,000 | 325,000 | 846,000 | 930,000 | 1,181,000 | 1,603,000 | 1,733,000 | 1,000,000 | 998,000 | 1,034,000 | 1,059,000 | 694 |
| Ring 3 | 1,583,000 | 1,733,000 | 2,001,000 | 2,131,000 | 2,314,000 | 2,744,000 | 3,198,000 | 3,765,000 | 3,908,000 | 4,249,000 | 4,442,000 | 4,333 |
| Bedfordshire | 163,000 | 174,000 | 195,000 | 206,000 | 221,000 | 312,000 | 381,000 | 463,000 | 504,000 | 532,000 | 566,000 | 477 |
| Luton UA | 184,000 | |||||||||||
| Balance: Bedfordshire | 382,000 | |||||||||||
| East Sussex | 370,000 | 410,000 | 487,000 | 532,000 | 547,000 | 554,000 | 586,000 | 648,000 | 653,000 | 716,000 | 740,000 | 824 |
| Brighton & Hove UA | 248,000 | |||||||||||
| Balance: East Sussex | 492,000 | |||||||||||
| Hampshire | 562,000 | 651,000 | 774,000 | 819,000 | 926,000 | 1,102,000 | 1,241,000 | 1,453,000 | 1,459,000 | 1,582,000 | 1,644,000 | 1,503 |
| Portsmouth UA | 187,000 | |||||||||||
| Southampton UA | 217,000 | |||||||||||
| Balance: Hampshire | 1,240,000 | |||||||||||
| Isle of Wight | 79,000 | 82,000 | 88,000 | 95,000 | 88,000 | 96,000 | 95,000 | 109,000 | 118,000 | 126,000 | 133,000 | 147 |
| Oxfordshire | 232,000 | 224,000 | 236,000 | 238,000 | 260,000 | 353,000 | 403,000 | 498,000 | 515,000 | 581,000 | 605,000 | 749 |
| West Sussex | 177,000 | 192,000 | 221,000 | 241,000 | 272,000 | 327,000 | 492,000 | 594,000 | 659,000 | 712,000 | 754,000 | 633 |
| Notes: Metropolitan area: Greater London plus counties adjacent to the greenbelt.Note: Adjacent to Greenbelt county populations include outer London population before the creation of GLA (first evident in the 1971 census). |
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