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1971 United Kingdom census

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The United Kingdom Census 1971 was a census of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland carried out on 25 April 1971. The census will be released after 100 years.[1]

According to the preliminary general results of the census, the population of the United Kingdom on 25 April 1971 was as follows:[2]

England

  • 45,879,670 total
  • 22,299,460 male
  • 23,580,210 female

Scotland

  • 5,228,963 total
  • 2,514,622 male
  • 2,714,341 female

Wales

  • 2,724,275 total
  • 1,324,205 male
  • 1,400,070 female

Northern Ireland

  • 1,536,065 total
  • 754,676 male
  • 781,389 female

Channel Islands

  • 125,240 total
  • 60,805 male
  • 64,435 female

Isle of Man

  • 49,743 total
  • 23,007 male
  • 26,736 female

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  • 55,573,956 total
  • 27,006,775 male
  • 28,567,181 female

See also

References

  1. ^ Census detective. The National Archive. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ The Statesman's Year-Book 1975/1976, edited by John Paxton (The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1975) p.69, p.132
Preceded by UK Census
1971
Succeeded by