England Largest Cities:
Population & Density from 1891

POPULATION (000)
City	1891	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2000
Birmingham	429	840	922	1,003	1,113	1,107	1,014	1,021	1,007	977
Leeds	NA	734	754	781	798	806	789	718	717	714
Liverpool	518	746	805	856	789	747	607	517	481	439
London	5,572	7,160	7,387	8,110	8,348	8,172	8,119	6,806	6,890	7,172
Inner	4,228	4,522	4,485	4,397	3,348	3,195	3,045	2,550	2,627	2,766
Outer	1,344	2,638	2,902	3,713	5,000	4,977	5,074	4,256	4,263	4,406
Manchester	505	714	736	766	703	661	541	463	439	393
Newcastle	NA	267	275	283	292	270	222	284	278	259
Sheffield	NA	455	512	512	513	494	520	548	529	513
Total	NA	12,827	13,312	14,242	14,507	14,218	13,783	12,338	12,332	12,467
Green shading indicates peak population year
London is estimated to have peaked with a population of 8.615 million in 1939. Due to World War II, no 1941 census was conducted. It is possible that Liverpool and Manchester also achieved higher population peaks before World War II.
POPULATION PER SQUARE MILE
City	1891	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2000
Birmingham	5,368	10,511	11,537	12,550	13,927	13,852	12,688	9,802	9,667	9,725
Leeds	NA	7,522	7,727	8,004	8,178	7,799	7,635	3,323	3,319	3,365
Liverpool	13,370	19,255	20,778	22,095	20,365	17,191	13,969	12,182	11,334	10,863
London	8,963	11,517	11,882	13,045	13,428	13,145	13,059	10,947	11,083	11,560
Inner	35,861	38,355	38,041	37,294	28,397	27,099	25,827	21,628	22,282	23,410
Outer	2,668	5,236	5,760	7,370	9,925	9,879	10,071	8,448	8,462	8,787
Manchester	11,858	16,765	17,281	17,986	16,507	15,522	12,704	10,001	9,482	9,266
Newcastle	NA	20,203	20,809	21,414	22,095	15,576	12,807	6,692	6,551	6,504
Sheffield	NA	8,527	9,595	9,595	9,614	7,987	8,407	3,839	3,706	3,720
Average	NA	8,176	8,485	9,078	9,247	9,063	8,786	7,865	7,861	7,947
Green shading indicates peak population density year, subject to assumptions below.
1891 to 1951 densities based upon 1931 land area. 1961 & 1971 densities based upon 1961 land area. 1981 & later densities based upon 1998 land area.
London is estimated to have peaked with a population density of 13,857 in 1939. Due to World War II, no 1941 census was conducted. It is possible that Liverpool and Manchester also achieved higher population peaks before World War II.