Wales Government Region : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 601,767 Show data context
1811 601,767 Show data context 682,426 Show data context
1821 682,426 Show data context 810,204 Show data context
1831 810,204 Show data context 923,395 Show data context
1841 923,395 Show data context 1,068,500 Show data context
1851 1,068,500 Show data context 1,188,890 Show data context
1861 1,188,890 Show data context 1,312,834 Show data context
1871 1,312,834 Show data context
1881 1,577,559 Show data context
1891 1,577,559 Show data context 1,776,405 Show data context
1901 1,776,405 Show data context
1911 2,419,153 Show data context
1921 2,419,153 Show data context 2,656,474 Show data context
1931 2,656,474 Show data context 2,593,332 Show data context
1941 2,593,332 Show data context
1951 2,598,675 Show data context
1961 2,598,675 Show data context 2,644,023 Show data context
1971 2,644,023 Show data context 2,657,132 Show data context
1981 2,657,132 Show data context 2,749,127 Show data context
1991 2,749,127 Show data context 2,825,658 Show data context
2001 2,825,658 Show data context 2,903,085 Show data context
2011 3,063,456 Show data context
2021 3,107,336 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project
1811 - 2001 Census of Population

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nCube definition


The early censuses reported the total number of families rather than households, and then sometimes provided a classification of families by occupation.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13146123/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026