Datasets / Historical Census Population


Historical Census Population

Published By Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Issued almost 10 years ago

GB
final

Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Licence
UK Open Government Licence

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

Estimates of London's population between 1801 and 2001 (persons present 1801 to 1991 and residents for 2001 onwards) derived from historic Census data. Sources: years to 1971 - Greater London Council Research [Memorandum 413](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/londondatastore-upload/Research-Memorandum-413.pdf), The Changing Population of the London Boroughs; 1981 Census Small Area Statistics, Table 1; 1991 Census Small Area Statistics, Table 1. Figure for Year-1939 is a mid-year estimate for the year 1939. Figure for Year-2001 onwards is the number of residents because the number of persons present is not available from 2001. Note that totals for Greater London may not match due to rounding errors. Figures are estimates to the nearest thousand.