Lancashire Modern (post-1974) County :
Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 202,970 Show data context
1811 202,970 Show data context 244,062 Show data context
1821 244,062 Show data context 306,164 Show data context
1831 306,164 Show data context 348,558 Show data context
1841 348,558 Show data context 406,583 Show data context
1851 406,583 Show data context 461,507 Show data context
1861 461,507 Show data context 544,003 Show data context
1871 544,003 Show data context
1881 630,791 Show data context
1891 630,791 Show data context 736,961 Show data context
1901 736,961 Show data context
1911 879,719 Show data context
1921 879,719 Show data context 893,369 Show data context
1931 893,369 Show data context 905,844 Show data context
1941 905,844 Show data context
1951 953,731 Show data context
1961 953,731 Show data context 970,091 Show data context
1971 970,091 Show data context 1,034,840 Show data context
1981 1,034,840 Show data context 1,076,972 Show data context
1991 1,076,972 Show data context 1,096,057 Show data context
2001 1,096,057 Show data context 1,134,974 Show data context
2011 1,171,339 Show data context
2021 1,235,433 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project
1811 - 2001 Census of Population

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nCube definition


Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lancashire through time | Population Statistics | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10097848/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 10th December 2025