1971 United Kingdom census

Census 1971
25 April 1971
General information
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Authority	Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
Website	www.ons.gov.uk/census/2001censusandearlier/aquickguideto1991andearliercensuses

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 in 2071.^[1]

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

Results

Territory	Total Population	Male	Female
England	45,879,670	22,299,460	23,580,210
Scotland	5,228,963	2,514,622	2,714,341
Wales	2,724,275	1,324,205	1,400,070
Northern Ireland	1,536,065	754,676	781,389
Channel Islands	125,240	60,805	64,435
Isle of Man	49,743	23,007	26,736
United Kingdom (total)	55,573,956	27,006,775	28,567,181

See also

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

References

1. Census detective. The National Archive. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
2. Paxton, J. (22 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1975-76. Springer. pp. 69, 132. ISBN 978-0-230-27104-3.

Preceded by 1966

UK census 1971

Succeeded by 1981