1861 Census of England and Wales, Tables of the Population and Houses enumerated in England and Wales, and in the Islands in the British Seas, on 8th April, 1861, Table 3 : " England and Wales. Population at each of the Censuses 1801-61, including the Army, Navy, and Merchant Seamen, Abroad as well as at Home, belonging to England and Wales, Actual Increase, and Rates of Increase, in the Decennial Periods.".

  1801. 1811. 1821. 1831. 1841. 1851. 1861.
POPULATION 9,156,171 10,454,529 12,172,664 14,051,986 16,035,198 18,054,170 20,223,746
ACTUAL INCREASE in the Decennial Periods   1,298,358 1,718,135 1,879,322 1,983,212 2,018,972 2,169,576  
Decennial Rates of INCREASE per Cent.   14 16 15 14 13 12