Great Britain Country : Population Statistics

These simple graphs compare Britain with national trends:


We hold these detailed statistics for Britain, which we graph and tabulate here:

Available datasets Period covered Variables (number of categories)
Age & Sex Structure data in 5-year bands to age 100 1851 to 1911 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 100 (21)
Age & Sex Structure data in 5-year bands to age 95 1961 to 1971 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 95 (20)
Age & Sex Structure data in single years under 5 1861 to 2001 Sex (2)
Age in single years between birth & 5 (5)
Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up 1851 to 2021 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 85 (20)
Area (acres) 1881 to 1951 Area (acres) (1)
Males & Females 1801 to 2021 Sex (2)
Population Change 1811 to 2021 Population Change (2)
Total Families 1821 to 1831 Total Families (1)
Total number of males aged 20 & over 1831 1831 Occupational Categories Total (1)
Total Population 1801 to 2021 Total Population (4)

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