Population statistics

These statistics are intended to help you place the changes in conditions in context. It is also worth considering other statistics noted elsewhere in this section.

Source 1

Year	England and Wales (millions	) Scotland (millions)	Ireland (millions)	Britain (millions)	Birth Rate per 1,000	Death Rate per 1,000
1831	13.8	2.3	7.8	23.9	36.6	23.4
1841	15.9	2.6	8.2	26.7	32.2	21.6
1851	18.0	2.9	6.6	27.5	34.3	22.0

Source 2

1837-41	population growth	housing growth rate
Glasgow	37%	18.5%
Manchester	47%	15%
Bradford	78%	12%

Figures from Chadwick’s Sanitary Report, 1842