Total Population

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Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 962,350 Show data context
1811 962,350 Show data context 1,072,563 Show data context
1821 1,072,563 Show data context 1,239,883 Show data context
1831 1,239,883 Show data context 1,378,755 Show data context
1841 1,378,755 Show data context 1,561,792 Show data context
1851 1,561,792 Show data context 1,687,558 Show data context
1861 1,687,558 Show data context 1,957,208 Show data context
1871 1,957,208 Show data context 2,226,880 Show data context
1881 2,226,880 Show data context 2,496,534 Show data context
1891 2,496,534 Show data context 2,776,842 Show data context
1901 2,776,842 Show data context 3,093,606 Show data context
1911 3,093,606 Show data context 3,472,091 Show data context
1921 3,472,091 Show data context 3,718,228 Show data context
1931 3,718,228 Show data context 3,995,122 Show data context
1941 3,995,122 Show data context 4,443,002 Show data context
1951 4,443,002 Show data context 4,976,340 Show data context
1961 4,976,340 Show data context 5,738,844 Show data context
1971 5,738,844 Show data context 6,718,771 Show data context
1981 6,718,771 Show data context 7,025,593 Show data context
1991 7,025,593 Show data context 7,677,641 Show data context
2001 7,677,641 Show data context 8,000,550 Show data context
Date: Source:
1801 - 2001 Census of Population

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