Devon Modern (post-1974) County : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 286,523 Show data context
1811 286,523 Show data context 310,796 Show data context
1821 310,796 Show data context 363,933 Show data context
1831 363,933 Show data context 404,605 Show data context
1841 404,605 Show data context 438,609 Show data context
1851 438,609 Show data context 450,720 Show data context
1861 450,720 Show data context 456,818 Show data context
1871 456,818 Show data context
1881 415,906 Show data context
1891 415,906 Show data context 418,200 Show data context
1901 418,200 Show data context
1911 428,052 Show data context
1921 428,052 Show data context 431,669 Show data context
1931 431,669 Show data context 442,600 Show data context
1941 442,600 Show data context
1951 498,469 Show data context
1961 498,469 Show data context 517,301 Show data context
1971 517,301 Show data context 529,786 Show data context
1981 529,786 Show data context 579,252 Show data context
1991 579,252 Show data context 644,122 Show data context
2001 644,122 Show data context 704,493 Show data context
2011 746,399 Show data context
2021 811,411 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project
1811 - 2001 Census of Population

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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, Devon Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10092772/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 11th February 2026