North Somerset Unitary Authority (UA) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 19,649 Show data context
1811 19,649 Show data context 23,431 Show data context
1821 23,431 Show data context 30,728 Show data context
1831 30,728 Show data context 39,263 Show data context
1841 39,263 Show data context 47,014 Show data context
1851 47,014 Show data context 49,104 Show data context
1861 49,104 Show data context 53,284 Show data context
1871 53,284 Show data context
1881 47,334 Show data context
1891 47,334 Show data context 50,865 Show data context
1901 50,865 Show data context
1911 69,147 Show data context
1921 69,147 Show data context 80,579 Show data context
1931 80,579 Show data context 84,475 Show data context
1941 84,475 Show data context
1951 103,637 Show data context
1961 103,637 Show data context 113,450 Show data context
1971 113,450 Show data context 139,524 Show data context
1981 139,524 Show data context 160,751 Show data context
1991 160,751 Show data context 176,563 Show data context
2001 176,563 Show data context 188,564 Show data context
2011 202,566 Show data context
2021 216,786 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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Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, North Somerset Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026