the West Midlands Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 199,419 Show data context
1811 199,419 Show data context 237,563 Show data context
1821 237,563 Show data context 290,014 Show data context
1831 290,014 Show data context 374,680 Show data context
1841 374,680 Show data context 488,402 Show data context
1851 488,402 Show data context 611,048 Show data context
1861 611,048 Show data context 775,149 Show data context
1871 775,149 Show data context
1881 1,159,365 Show data context
1891 1,159,365 Show data context 1,296,987 Show data context
1901 1,296,987 Show data context
1911 1,735,851 Show data context
1921 1,735,851 Show data context 1,924,743 Show data context
1931 1,924,743 Show data context 2,109,967 Show data context
1941 2,109,967 Show data context
1951 2,508,418 Show data context
1961 2,508,418 Show data context 2,670,073 Show data context
1971 2,670,073 Show data context 2,690,956 Show data context
1981 2,690,956 Show data context 2,630,737 Show data context
1991 2,630,737 Show data context 2,550,573 Show data context
2001 2,550,573 Show data context 2,555,592 Show data context
2011 2,736,460 Show data context
2021 2,919,613 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, the West Midlands Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056962/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 24th January 2026