Norwich District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 32,786 Show data context
1811 32,786 Show data context 33,259 Show data context
1821 33,259 Show data context 44,928 Show data context
1831 44,928 Show data context 54,649 Show data context
1841 54,649 Show data context 55,863 Show data context
1851 55,863 Show data context 61,553 Show data context
1861 61,553 Show data context 67,123 Show data context
1871 67,123 Show data context
1881 85,370 Show data context
1891 85,370 Show data context 88,425 Show data context
1901 88,425 Show data context
1911 105,957 Show data context
1921 105,957 Show data context 105,240 Show data context
1931 105,240 Show data context 110,259 Show data context
1941 110,259 Show data context
1951 106,376 Show data context
1961 106,376 Show data context 117,200 Show data context
1971 117,200 Show data context 116,643 Show data context
1981 116,643 Show data context 119,725 Show data context
1991 119,725 Show data context 120,243 Show data context
2001 120,243 Show data context 121,550 Show data context
2011 132,512 Show data context
2021 143,879 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 England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 8 , 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 1911'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 14 , 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions in combination'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 15 , 'Ages and Marital Conditions - Abridged Analysis'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 22 , 'Ages (quinary) by Marital Condition - Abridged Analysis', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Marital Condition', for 'LAA, Con, 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 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table CS001 - Age by sex and resident type)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table LC1117EW - "Sex by age")
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) by "Sex")

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Norwich District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026