Southampton Registration Sub-District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 7,629 Show data context
1811 7,629 Show data context 9,258 Show data context
1821 9,258 Show data context 12,913 Show data context
1831 12,913 Show data context 18,670 Show data context
1841 18,670 Show data context 27,103 Show data context
1851 27,103 Show data context 34,098 Show data context
1861 43,414 Show data context
1871 48,055 Show data context
1881 48,055 Show data context 52,989 Show data context
1891 52,989 Show data context 55,463 Show data context
1901 55,463 Show data context 61,319 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871 1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'

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Total number of persons in employment across all industrial sectors.


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

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026