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• Total Population 1801 to 2011: Population grew from 8,889,674 in 1801 to 56,075,912 in 2011.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 2011: In 1851, only 4.63 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 16.45 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 152.82 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1861, and the lowest was 4.25 in 2011.
• Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 33.11 per cent of all workers worked in manufacturing, but in 2011 this had fallen to 8.93 per cent.
• Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 12.71 per cent in 1931, and the lowest was 1.48 in 1961.
• Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 2.318 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2011 27.22 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
• Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 17.66 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, and in 2011 this had risen to 22.81 per cent.
• Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 24.97 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to 1.04 per cent.

These statistics are for the nation, whose boundaries have not changed over the period we cover.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND AND WALES	Preferred	English			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
WALES AND ENGLAND	Alternate	English			Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
UNITED KINGDOM Sov	Country			Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
WALES Dep	Country			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
CANTERBURY	Ecclesiastical Province			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
YORK	Ecclesiastical Province			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
EASTERN	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
LONDON	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
NORTHERN	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
NORTH MIDLAND	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
NORTH WESTERN	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
SOUTH EASTERN	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
SOUTH MIDLAND	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
SOUTH WESTERN	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
WALES	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
WEST MIDLAND	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.
YORKSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.