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The UNITED KINGDOM

historical demographical data of the actual administrative division, as established in the mid 1990's

COUNTY, METROP. CY, U.A.capitalarea/sq.kmarea/sq.kmarea/sq.mic2001e2000e1999me1998e1996me1993c1991c1991e1985mc1981c1971c1961particularsvariants of the name
source:PG (1996)CAEWBB,WAPGGLSYPGPGPGPGPG
detailed figures of the census of 2001 are not yet availablethis is the abbreviated name variant in most cases for the part of England
ENGLAND:
METROPOLITAN COUNTY:
Greater LondonLondon158015786107375,17285,07187,37074,36679,76767,56608,87452,37992,3
Greater ManchesterManchester128612894972585,72577,02577,42575,52499,42582,62575,42728,82719,8
MerseysideLiverpool6556552531403,41403,61409,41420,41403,61481,01503,11656,51718,3
South YorkshireSheffield155915596021301,51302,41304,11304,71262,61303,21292,01322,51303,3
Tyne and WearNewcastle upon Tyne5405372081103,61108,51115,81127,31095,21139,91135,51211,71243,8
West MidlandsBirmingham8998993472619,02626,52628,22642,52551,72641,82628,42793,32371,8
West YorkshireLeeds203420347852121,42115,42113,32109,42013,72052,82021,62067,62005,4
NON-METROPOLITAN COUNTY:
Avon1332978,7932,7942,0900,4905,9828,9
Bedfordshire11921236460382,7378,9373,3548,8524,1516,7502,0464,2382,7Beds
Berkshire1259791,0734,2724,0671,3631,4516,8
Buckinghamshire15681877605483,1482,6478,7671,7632,5601,6560,5476,1377,9Bucks
Cambridgeshire305634001180573,7568,4563,8703,3645,1621,4567,9505,6436,5Camb
Cheshire20812331803672,7670,7672,4980,0956,6942,4921,6866,5729,7
Cleveland597560,1550,3559,9565,9567,7526,5
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly355935301374499,4494,7490,4483,3468,4443,8418,6381,6343,2
Cumbria682468172635491,0491,8492,9490,6483,2484,4471,7476,1470,1
Derbyshire25512629985741,5737,7734,3962,0928,6912,4901,8886,6846,8
Devon656266982534706,9697,7692,41059,31010,0988,0930,1898,4822,7
Dorset25422653981394,0389,2387,3681,9645,2627,7579,0554,4499,7
Durham22322429862506,1506,2506,4608,1593,4600,9598,8607,1605,3
East Sussex17131794661498,8496,2491,3734,9690,4682,4641,0647,4586,2
Essex3469366213391316,31306,21294,71586,21528,61504,71461,81358,11103,6
Gloucestershire265326531024564,8561,9557,3556,3528,4511,4493,7467,1426,3Gloucs
Hampshire3689377714241252,61248,81238,01627,41541,51523,91443,31373,01150,6Hants
Hereford & Worcester3923696,6676,7650,8624,4560,0491,9
Hertfordshire163916396331050,81043,01033,61015,8975,8986,1953,4924,7787,8Herts
Humberside3508889,5858,0850,0843,3838,7797,1
Isle of Wight380125,5124,6122,9114,9109,595,7
Kent3543372813681353,21344,01332,01557,31508,91495,21448,41399,41198,5
Lancashire2897307011191140,71137,11136,31424,71384,01380,31362,91344,71261,1Lancs
Leicestershire20842551805611,2606,8598,7927,5867,5872,2835,6799,6706,1Leics
Lincolnshire592159212286634,3628,6623,1615,9584,5560,3543,3503,5468,6Lincs
Norfolk537253852074804,0796,5790,3777,0745,6719,1686,3625,7565,9
Northamptonshire23672367914625,9621,2615,8604,4578,8546,1525,0468,7398,0Northants
Northumberland502650261941310,4310,2309,6307,4304,7300,6295,4279,5274,3
North Yorkshire803883093103574,6569,8565,0734,7702,2696,6653,6627,2575,2N. Yorks
Nottinghamshire20852160805748,3748,4744,81031,8993,91005,9976,6974,5901,0Notts
Oxfordshire260625831006632,1626,2616,7603,2547,6565,4507,2498,2403,0Oxon
Shropshire319734881234284,6282,5280,4421,3406,4390,3370,4337,1297,7Salop
Somerset345234521333496,3493,1489,3482,7460,4447,0417,5386,4345,4Som
Staffordshire262327151013810,7809,8809,71055,71031,11020,41005,7963,8849,3Staffs
Suffolk379837981466679,9674,6671,1661,6636,3598,3590,2538,0467,1
Surrey167716776471080,61078,11060,51047,11018,01013,7991,11002,2905,6
Warwickshire19791979764510,0507,9506,7500,6484,2479,7469,7455,5386,8
West Sussex19881969768763,7760,7751,8737,3702,3687,7650,1593,6492,1
Wiltshire324634761253432,0429,1425,8593,3564,5540,8512,6487,0423,0Wilts
Worcestershire1761680541,4539,9538,2
UNITARY AUTHORITY:
Bath and Northeast Somerset351136170,2168,6167,3
Blackburn with Darwen13753138,1138,4140,0
Blackpool3514150,7150,0150,5
Bournemouth4618163,4162,5162,4
Bracknell Forest10942111,1111,5110,7
Brighton and Hove8232259,9258,1255,8
Bristol, City of -11042406,2405,2402,3
Darlington19776100,6100,5101,4
Derby7830236,3236,4235,8
East Riding of Yorkshire2415932318,9315,7312,8
Halton7429120,8121,1121,7
Hartlepool943692,392,191,9
Herefordshire, County of -2162835169,3168,3167,9
Isle of Wight380147129,4128,2127,0
Kingston upon Hull, City of -7127254,3257,9261,8
Leicester7328289,7290,9294,3
Luton4317183,1183,3183,3
Medway19274244,8243,2242,6
Middlesbrough5421143,9144,3145,1
Milton Keynes309119209,8206,9203,2
North East Lincolnshire19274155,2156,0156,2
North Lincolnshire833322152,5152,0152,3
North Somerset373144191,1189,8188,7
Nottingham7529282,9284,3286,8
Peterborough344133156,5156,5156,0
Plymouth8031254,2253,2253,0
Poole6525140,9140,8141,5
Portsmouth4015189,1188,8189,9
Reading4015147,7147,3147,8
Redcar and Cleveland24595136,4137,1138,3
Rutland39415237,837,035,7
Slough2710111,1111,1111,7
Southampton5019214,9215,3216,0
South Gloucestershire497192247,9244,5241,0
Southend-on-Sea4216176,9176,6176,0Southend
Stockton-on-Tees20479184,1182,5181,0
Stoke-on-Trent9336249,0250,8251,5
Swindon23089181,5181,2179,7
Telford and Wrekin290112151,3149,9149,8
Thurrock16463135,8134,8135,0
Torbay6324126,1124,1123,0
Warrington17668190,8190,7190,2
West Berkshire704272144,3144,6144,2
Windsor and Maidenhead19876142,6141,2140,5
Wokingham17969146,0144,8145,3
York271105179,3177,8177,4
ENGLAND (subtotal:)1304241303295035649138,849996,749752,749494,449088,647055,147085,845771,846017,443099,4
WALES:e1997
UNITARY AUTHORITY:BBthis division includes cities, counties, and county boroughs
Blaenau GwentEbbw Vale1094271,271,772,873,073,370,8
BridgendBridgend24695131,5131,6130,6130,1130,9126,3
CaerphillyHengoed278107170,5170,1169,3169,1171,0166,7
CardiffCardiff14054327,5324,4318,3315,0306,6283,3
CarmarthenshireCarmarthen2394924169,1168,9169,0169,1169,0166,8Camarthenshire (spelling as in source SY)
CeredigionAberaeron179569372,271,770,469,569,763,9Cardiganshire (as in source GL)
ConwayColwyn Bay1130436112,7112,1111,3110,6110,7107,5Conwy (spelling as in source SY); Aberconwy and Colwyn (as in source GL)
DenbighshireRuthin84432691,891,090,392,291,390,0
FlintshireMold438169148,3147,4145,4144,9145,3138,5
GwyneddCaernarvon2548984116,8116,4117,8117,8117,0117,5
Isle of AngleseyLlangefni71427664,865,466,267,168,568,2
Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil1114355,856,257,358,159,558,6
MonmouthshireCwmbran85032887,486,687,286,884,279,1
Neath and Port TalbotPort Talbot442171138,0138,2139,1139,5140,1135,5Neath Port Talbot
NewportNewport19073138,5138,3137,3136,8137,4130,5
PembrokeshireHaverfordwest1590614114,7113,7113,3113,6113,6112,2
PowysLlandrindod Wells51962006126,8126,3125,1124,4121,8118,3
Rhondda, Cynon, TaffCardiff424164239,8240,5241,3240,1239,0230,8Rhondda Cynon Taff
SwanseaSwansea378146230,3229,8230,1230,2230,9223,1
TorfaenPontypool1264989,889,890,490,590,688,8
Vale of Glamorgan, The -Barry335129122,9121,3119,5119,4119,2115,5
WrexhamWrexham498192125,7125,5125,0123,3123,5119,8
WALES:
COUNTY:
Clwyd2430417,4408,1397,9385,6358,6322,3
Dyfed5766352,3343,5335,9323,0316,4315,7
Gwent1377452,3442,2440,2436,5441,4424,0
Gwynedd3863240,4235,5233,6222,3220,6213,7
Mid Glamorgan1017544,6534,1533,9533,6531,6519,5
Powys5077120,2117,5111,4108,199,2102,3
South Glamorgan416414,8392,8394,8376,7390,3380,3
West Glamorgan820371,0361,4364,1363,8373,2366,3
figure not in detail8,1to match the total sum mentioned as such (in source PG)
WALES (subtotal:)Cardiff207762076680222903,12946,12936,92927,02921,12913,12835,12811,82749,62731,32644,1
ENGLAND and WALES (total:)1512001510955837852041,952942,852689,652421,452009,749890,249897,648521,448748,745743,5
SCOTLAND:
UNITARY AUTHORITY:
Aberdeen City18672211,3212,7213,1217,3218,2214,9City of Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire63182439227,2227,4226,3227,4223,6216,5
Angus2181842109,2109,8110,1110,8111,0108,7
Argyll and Bute6930267688,889,790,090,890,693,7
Clackmannanshire1576148,548,548,648,848,748,4
Dumfries and Galloway64392486145,8146,8147,3147,6147,9147,7
Dundee City6525142,7144,4146,7150,3153,7156,2City of Dundee
East Ayrshire1252483120,6120,9121,3122,4123,8124,3
East Dunbartonshire17266110,8110,7109,6110,8110,2110,6
East Lothian67826291,390,489,688,185,684,9
East Renfrewshire1736789,889,388,088,186,886,1
Edinburgh, City of -262101453,4451,7450,2448,9441,6439,5City of Edinburgh
Eilean Siar3134121027,227,627,928,929,429,4Western Isles
Falkirk299115144,3144,4144,1143,0142,6143,1
Fife1323511350,4349,2348,9349,3351,2349,4
Glasgow City17568609,4611,4619,7616,4623,9631,7City of Glasgow
Highland257849955208,6208,6208,3208,7206,9204,1
Inverclyde1626384,685,285,487,190,091,6
Midlothian35613782,281,780,780,079,980,2
Moray223886485,085,285,986,586,384,2
North Ayrshire884341138,9139,4139,7139,5139,0139,1
North Lanarkshire474183327,6327,9326,7325,9326,8328,9
Orkney Islands99238319,519,619,619,819,819,6
Perth and Kinross53112051133,6134,0133,0132,6130,5127,6
Renfrewshire261101177,0177,2177,8178,6177,0176,8
Scottish Borders47341828106,9106,4106,3106,1105,3104,1The Borders
Shetland Islands143855522,422,722,923,022,822,5
South Ayrshire1202464113,9114,3114,4114,6114,0113,6
South Lanarkshire1771684307,4307,5306,9307,5307,1304,4
Stirling219684885,284,783,182,882,681,5
West Dunbartonshire1626394,695,094,995,897,897,6Dumbarton and Clydebank (as in source GL)
West Lothian425164156,7154,7153,1150,8146,7146,3
SCOTLAND:
COUNTY:
Borders4734106,1103,9101,297,398,5102,2
Central2652274,6267,5272,8268,3263,0244,6
Dumfries and Galloway6439147,8147,8146,2141,9143,2146,4
Fife1323349,3341,2344,5325,1327,1320,7
Grampian8707532,5503,9497,3462,9438,6440,3
Highland25784208,7204,0197,2187,0175,6163,9
Lothian1721767,8726,0744,6723,2745,6710,2
Strathclyde135292287,82248,72373,42375,02575,02584,0
Tayside7502395,0383,8394,4382,8397,6397,8
Orkney Islands99219,819,619,318,417,118,7
Shetland Islands143823,022,523,422,817,317,8
Western Islands313428,929,631,530,729,932,6
SCOTLAND (subtotal:)7813477955301675062,05114,65119,05119,85141,35121,24998,64998,55145,85035,45228,55179,2
NORTHERN IRELAND:PG (1985)
AntrimAntrim57840522351,047,549,144,544,545,845,034,0
ArdsNewtownards38136814772,067,867,564,864,860,457,846,8
ArmaghArmagh67166725955,053,253,051,851,851,049,246,4
BallymenaBallymena63263424460,058,258,156,656,655,454,849,0
BallymoneyBallymoney41941716226,024,924,824,224,223,522,921,9
BanbridgeBanbridge44644117241,037,737,433,533,530,830,128,7
BelfastBelfast11513044283,0297,2297,3279,2279,2318,6314,3416,7
CarrickfergusCarrickfergus82853239,035,735,432,832,828,828,627,0
CastlereaghBelfast85843367,064,564,260,860,859,460,864,4
ColeraineColeraine48647818756,054,754,450,450,447,346,744,6
CookstownCookstown62251224032,031,831,731,131,129,428,326,1
CraigavonCraigavon37928014681,079,178,575,075,074,473,367,7
DerryDerry387373150107,0104,7104,495,495,497,289,184,9
DownDownpatrick65063825164,061,261,458,058,054,553,246,9
DungannonDungannon78376330249,047,146,945,445,445,843,942,6
FermanaghEnniskillen1877166972558,055,555,254,054,051,451,651,0
LarneLarne33633713031,030,330,229,429,429,629,129,9
LimavadyLimavady58658522632,030,831,229,629,628,527,023,8
LisburnLisburn446436172112,0106,6108,499,599,589,184,070,7
MagherafeltMagherafelt57256222139,037,937,536,336,334,332,531,5
MoyleBallycastle49449419115,015,014,914,814,814,614,414,0
Newry and MourneNewry90988635188,084,984,582,982,984,676,672,4
NewtonabbeyNewtownabbey1511515882,079,679,274,074,072,472,266,9
North DownBangor82723176,073,574,371,871,867,666,352,6
OmaghOmagh1130112443648,047,047,245,845,847,044,341,2
StrabaneStrabane86286133338,036,836,536,136,137,136,334,4
NORTHERN IRELAND (subtotal:)Belfast141601345254671685,31702,01691,81663,21663,21631,81577,81577,81578,51532,31536,11425,0
UNITED KINGDOM of GB & NI (total:)London2434942425029401258789,259759,459500,459204,458814,258191,256466,556621,955089,155513,352347,7
other:
CHANNEL ISLANDS:
Guernsey and DependenciesSaint Peter Port78763061,461,861,761,756,056,053,746,9
JerseySaint Helier1161164585,284,784,184,176,076,172,059,5
CHANNEL ISLANDS (subtotal:)Saint Helier19519275149,9153,0147,0146,5146,5146,0145,8145,8132,0132,1125,7106,4
Isle of ManDouglas57257222176,379,072,071,772,066,064,369,864,764,756,348,1
UNITED KINGDOM (general total:)London2442612432669430859015,459991,459719,459422,759032,758403,256682,256818,655285,955695,352502,2
Particulars:
The detailed census results of the year 2001 are not yet available in the compiler's database.
Source indicated by "WA" means "Whitaker's almanack"
The sources used regretfully do not give comparative figures between the division before and after the changes in the mid 1990's.
From some years no detailed figures of Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are available.
File created on 2002-01-06; revised on 2002-01-15; and last modified on 2004-11-28 by Jan Lahmeyer

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