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Southest England Population by Area from 1891

Area 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 Land Area (SqMi)
Southeast England 7,750,000 8,931,000 11,526,000 12,071,000 13,229,000 14,832,000 15,911,000 17,028,000 16,644,000 17,425,000 18,387,000 10,612
                         
Metropolitan Area 6,167,000 7,198,000 9,525,000 9,940,000 10,915,000 12,088,000 12,713,000 13,262,000 12,736,000 13,176,000 13,945,000 6,279
                         
Greater London 5,572,000 6,507,000 7,160,000 7,387,000 8,110,000 8,197,000 7,993,000 7,368,000 6,609,000 6,679,000 7,172,000 622
Inner London 4,228,000 4,536,000 4,521,000 4,485,000 4,397,000 3,682,000 3,493,000 2,959,000 2,426,000 2,504,000 2,766,000 118
Ring 1: Outer London 1,344,000 1,971,000 2,639,000 2,902,000 3,713,000 4,515,000 4,500,000 4,409,000 4,183,000 4,175,000 4,406,000 504
                         
Ring 2: Adjacent to Green Belt 595,000 691,000 2,365,000 2,553,000 2,805,000 3,891,000 4,720,000 5,894,000 6,127,000 6,497,000 6,773,000 5,657
Berkshire 211,000 237,000 281,000 295,000 311,000 403,000 503,000 633,000 676,000 753,000 800,000 725
Bracknell Forest UA                     110,000  
Reading UA                     143,000  
Slough UA                     119,000  
West Berkshire UA                     144,000  
Windsor and Maidenhead UA                     134,000  
Wokingham UA                     150,000  
Buckinghamshire 166,000 172,000 220,000 236,000 272,000 386,000 486,000 586,000 564,000 639,000 686,000 746
Milton Keynes UA                     207,000  
Balance: Buckinghamshire                     479,000  
Essex 367,000 405,000 1,351,000 1,470,000 1,755,000 2,044,000 2,237,000 1,354,000 1,469,000 1,547,000 1,614,000 1,418
Southend UA                     160,000  
Thurrock UA                     143,000  
Balance: Essex                     1,311,000  
Hertfordshire 215,000 243,000 311,000 333,000 401,000 610,000 832,000 922,000 957,000 989,000 1,034,000 631
Kent 710,000 806,000 869,000 938,000 959,000 1,091,000 1,199,000 1,399,000 1,463,000 1,536,000 1,580,000 1,443
Medway UA                     250,000  
Balance: Kent                     1,330,000  
Middlesex   799,000 1,126,000 1,253,000 1,639,000 2,269,000 2,230,000          
Surrey 270,000 325,000 846,000 930,000 1,181,000 1,603,000 1,733,000 1,000,000 998,000 1,034,000 1,059,000 694
                         
Ring 3 1,583,000 1,733,000 2,001,000 2,131,000 2,314,000 2,744,000 3,198,000 3,765,000 3,908,000 4,249,000 4,442,000 4,333
Bedfordshire 163,000 174,000 195,000 206,000 221,000 312,000 381,000 463,000 504,000 532,000 566,000 477
Luton UA                     184,000  
Balance: Bedfordshire                     382,000  
East Sussex 370,000 410,000 487,000 532,000 547,000 554,000 586,000 648,000 653,000 716,000 740,000 824
Brighton & Hove UA                     248,000  
Balance: East Sussex                     492,000  
Hampshire 562,000 651,000 774,000 819,000 926,000 1,102,000 1,241,000 1,453,000 1,459,000 1,582,000 1,644,000 1,503
Portsmouth UA                     187,000  
Southampton UA                     217,000  
Balance: Hampshire                     1,240,000  
Isle of Wight 79,000 82,000 88,000 95,000 88,000 96,000 95,000 109,000 118,000 126,000 133,000 147
Oxfordshire 232,000 224,000 236,000 238,000 260,000 353,000 403,000 498,000 515,000 581,000 605,000 749
West Sussex 177,000 192,000 221,000 241,000 272,000 327,000 492,000 594,000 659,000 712,000 754,000 633
                         
Notes:
Metropolitan area: Greater London plus counties adjacent to the greenbelt.
Note: Adjacent to Greenbelt county populations include outer London population before the creation of GLA (first evident in the 1971 census).
 

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