South Yorkshire Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 125,709 Show data context
1811 125,709 Show data context 143,609 Show data context
1821 143,609 Show data context 174,390 Show data context
1831 174,390 Show data context 214,914 Show data context
1841 214,914 Show data context 250,776 Show data context
1851 250,776 Show data context 288,581 Show data context
1861 288,581 Show data context 370,380 Show data context
1871 370,380 Show data context
1881 572,686 Show data context
1891 572,686 Show data context 666,691 Show data context
1901 666,691 Show data context
1911 968,802 Show data context
1921 968,802 Show data context 1,073,192 Show data context
1931 1,073,192 Show data context 1,178,520 Show data context
1941 1,178,520 Show data context
1951 1,253,781 Show data context
1961 1,253,781 Show data context 1,302,658 Show data context
1971 1,302,658 Show data context 1,296,829 Show data context
1981 1,296,829 Show data context 1,292,305 Show data context
1991 1,292,305 Show data context 1,258,414 Show data context
2001 1,258,414 Show data context 1,266,338 Show data context
2011 1,343,601 Show data context
2021 1,374,806 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project
1811 - 2001 Census of Population

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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South Yorkshire Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10092784/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026