1971 United Kingdom census

The United Kingdom Census 1971 was a census of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland carried out on 25 April 1971. The census will be released after 100 years.[1]

According to the preliminary general results of the census, the population of the United Kingdom on 25 April 1971 was as follows:[2]

England

• 45,879,670 total
• 22,299,460 male
• 23,580,210 female

Scotland

• 5,228,963 total
• 2,514,622 male
• 2,714,341 female

Wales

• 2,724,275 total
• 1,324,205 male
• 1,400,070 female

Northern Ireland

• 1,536,065 total
• 754,676 male
• 781,389 female

Channel Islands

• 125,240 total
• 60,805 male
• 64,435 female

Isle of Man

• 49,743 total
• 23,007 male
• 26,736 female

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• 55,573,956 total
• 27,006,775 male
• 28,567,181 female

See also

• Census in the United Kingdom
• List of United Kingdom censuses

References

1. Census detective. The National Archive. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
2. The Statesman's Year-Book 1975/1976, edited by John Paxton (The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1975) p.69, p.132