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Greater London,
Inner London & Outer London
Population & Density History

      Inner London (Former London County)   Outer Boroughs  
Year Population Density Population Density Population Density Source
60     30,000     0 Estimate
200     45,000-50,000     0 Estimate
1100     14,000-18,000     0 Estimate
1200     20,000-25,000     0 Estimate
1340     40-000-50,000     0 Estimate
1600     200,000     0 Estimate
1650     350,000-400,000     0 Estimate
1700     575,000-600,000     0 Estimate
1750     650,000     0 Estimate
1801 1,096,784 1,764 959,310 8,137 137,474 273 Census
1811 1,303,564 2,097 1,139,355 9,664 164,209 326 Census
1821 1,573,210 2,530 1,379,543 11,701 193,667 384 Census
1831 1,878,229 3,021 1,655,582 14,042 222,647 442 Census
1841 2,207,653 3,551 1,949,277 16,533 258,376 513 Census
1851 2,651,939 4,266 2,363,341 20,045 288,598 573 Census
1861 3,188,485 5,129 2,808,494 23,821 379,991 754 Census
1871 3,840,595 6,178 3,261,396 27,662 579,199 1,150 Census
1881 4,713,441 7,582 3,830,297 32,488 883,144 1,753 Census
1891 5,571,968 8,962 4,227,954 35,861 1,344,014 2,668 Census
1901 6,506,889 10,466 4,536,267 38,476 1,970,622 3,912 Census
1911 7,160,441 11,518 4,521,685 38,352 2,638,756 5,238 Census
1921 7,386,755 11,882 4,484,523 38,037 2,902,232 5,761 Census
1931 8,110,358 13,045 4,397,003 37,294 3,713,355 7,371 Census
1939 8,615,050 13,857 4,013,400 34,041 4,601,650 9,134 Estimate
1941 No census due to war          
1951 8,196,807 13,185 3,681,552 31,226 4,515,255 8,962 Census
1961 7,992,443 12,856 3,492,879 29,626 4,499,564 8,931 Census
1971 7,368,693 11,852 2,959,315 25,100 4,409,378 8,752 Census
1981 6,608,598 10,630 2,425,630 20,574 4,182,968 8,303 Census
1991 6,679,699 10,744 2,504,451 21,242 4,175,248 8,288 Census
2001 7,172,036 11,536 2,765,975 23,460 4,406,061 8,746 Census
1939 and Pre-1801 data from The London Encyclopedia, Edited by Ben Weinreb and Christopher Hibbert

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