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Wales Population
Population of Wales from census returns:
| Year | Population | Year | Population | Year | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 587,128 | 1901 | 2,012,876 | 2001 | 2,903,000 | ||
| 1811 | 673,337 | 1911 | 2,420,921 | ||||
| 1821 | 789,271 | 1921 | 2,656,474 | ||||
| 1831 | 904,312 | 1931 | 2,593,000 | ||||
| 1841 | 1,045,958 | 1941 | 2,626,000 | ||||
| 1851 | 1,163,139 | 1951 | 2,596,850 | ||||
| 1861 | 1,286,413 | 1961 | 2,644,023 | ||||
| 1871 | 1,412,583 | 1971 | 2,731,204 | ||||
| 1881 | 1,604,821 | 1981 | 2,790,500 | ||||
| 1891 | 1,788,639 | 1991 | 2,811,865 |
(the 1941 figure is an estimate as no census took place.)
Source: 200 Years of the Census in Wales
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