Population of England

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Population of England increase from 1.1M in 1066 to over 49M in 2001. Notes: 1066: Norman invasion 1215: Magna Carta 1348: Black Death 1603: End of Tudor period 1801: First census 1841: Regular censuses 1941: Second World War
Population of England increase from 1.1M in 1066 to over 49M in 2001.
Notes:
1066: Norman invasion
1215: Magna Carta
1348: Black Death
1603: End of Tudor period
1801: First census
1841: Regular censuses
1941: Second World War

Due to the lack of authoritative contemporary sources, estimates of the population of England for dates prior to the first census in 1801 vary considerably. It has been suggested that even the 1801 census may have left up to 250,000 people uncounted.

Contents

Some of the figures in this table are taken from that in the external link (marked #)

  • 1066 - 1,100,000 at the time of the Norman invasion [1]
  • 1215 - 2,500,000 at the time of Magna Carta
  • 1348 - 3,750,000 at the time of the Black Death [1]
  • 1350 - 2,500,000 after the Black Death
  • 1570 - 4,800,000
  • 1603 - 5,800,000 at the end of the Tudor period. # has 1630 for this figure
  • 1700 - 6,500,000
  • 1801 - 8,308,000 at the time of the first (one off) census (probably underestimated) Census officials estimated at the time that there had been an increase of 77% in the preceding 100 years. In each county women were in the majority.[2]
  • 1811 - 9,496,000
  • 1821 - 11,158,000
  • 1831 - 12,993,000
  • 1841 - 14,866,000 (beginning of regular censuses)
  • 1851 - 16,769,400
  • 1861 - 18,776,300
  • 1871 - 21,298,000
  • 1881 - 24,402,700
  • 1891 - 27,230,200
  • 1901 - 30,515,000
  • 1911 - 33,651,600

First World War

Second World War

  1. ^ a b Josiah C Russel, Medieval Demographics, 1984.
  2. ^ Notes for 1801 taken from Kent 1800-1899 - A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century Bob Ogley (Froglets Publications 2003) ISBN 1-872337-51-1
  3. ^ National Statistics, 2001 Census
  4. ^ National Statistics, UK population grows to more than 60m (2006-08-24)


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