Dundee City Council (City) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 24,036 Show data context
1811 24,036 Show data context 27,334 Show data context
1821 27,334 Show data context 28,318 Show data context
1831 28,318 Show data context 41,906 Show data context
1841 41,906 Show data context 56,722 Show data context
1851 56,722 Show data context 65,104 Show data context
1861 65,104 Show data context 93,388 Show data context
1871 93,388 Show data context
1881 142,158 Show data context
1891 142,158 Show data context
1911 167,310 Show data context
1921 167,310 Show data context 167,332 Show data context
1931 167,332 Show data context 174,511 Show data context
1941 174,511 Show data context
1951 176,197 Show data context
1961 176,197 Show data context 177,882 Show data context
1971 177,882 Show data context 176,000 Show data context
1981 176,000 Show data context 162,243 Show data context
1991 162,243 Show data context 148,990 Show data context
2001 148,990 Show data context 145,663 Show data context
2011 147,268 Show data context
2021 148,718 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1811 - 2001 Census of Population
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [5] , 'Ages of the Males and Females in the Town Districts'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the Males and Females for every Quinquennial Period of Life, for the Registration Divisions, Counties, and Districts of Scotland'
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 19 A, 'Conjugal Condition and Age-distribution of Population - Of City or County'
1921 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Burghs, Districts of Counties, and Civil Parishes'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 21 , 'Quinquennial Age-Groups and Conjugal Condition (All Ages) - All Burghs and Districts of Counties'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 15 , 'Quinquennial age-groups by conjugal condition (all ages)', for 'Burghs, Wards of Cities, Districts of Counties'
1961 1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Martial Condition', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Tables SAS06 and SAS07)
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (Table SAS02: "Age and Marital Status: All Residents)
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S02 Age and marital status: Residents [100%])
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table CAS001 Age by sex and whether living in household or communal establishment)
2011 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (File LC1117SC.csv within Output_Area_blk.zip)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) by sex)

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nCube definition


Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dundee City Council (City) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026