List of United Kingdom censuses
The census in the United Kingdom is decennial, that is, held every 10 years, though there is provision in the 1920 Census Act for it to be held every five years. There are actually three censuses in the United Kingdom - in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, though they are often coordinated. The census records relate to the occupants of each household on the date given below:
- United Kingdom Census 1801 - 10 March Tuesday
- United Kingdom Census 1811 - 27 May Monday
- United Kingdom Census 1821 - 28 May Monday (first census to include Ireland)
- United Kingdom Census 1831 - 30 May Monday
- United Kingdom Census 1841 - 6 June Sunday
- United Kingdom Census 1851 - 30 March Sunday
- United Kingdom Census 1861 - 7 April Sunday
- United Kingdom Census 1871 - 2 April Sunday
- United Kingdom Census 1881 - 3 April Sunday
- United Kingdom Census 1891 - 5 April Sunday
- United Kingdom Census 1901 - 31 March Sunday
Under the provisions of Schedule 5 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the 100-year closure rule has been abolished, so the publication date for censuses from now onwards is unknown.
- United Kingdom Census 1911 - 2 April Sunday (publication date 1 January 2012)
- United Kingdom Census 1921 - 19 June Sunday (publication date 1 January 2022)
- United Kingdom Census 1931 - 26 April Sunday (destroyed during World War II)
- United Kingdom Census 1939 - 29 September World War II National Registration (publication date 1 January 2040)
- United Kingdom Census 1941 - no census taken due to World War II.
- United Kingdom Census 1951 - 8 April (publication date 1 January 2052)
- United Kingdom Census 1961 - 23 April (publication date 1 January 2062)
- United Kingdom Census 1971 - 25 April (publication date 1 January 2072)
- United Kingdom Census 1981 - 5 April (publication date 1 January 2082)
- United Kingdom Census 1991 - 21 April (publication date 1 January 2092)
- United Kingdom Census 2001 - 29 April (publication date 1 January 2102)
See also
Categories
Demographics of the United Kingdom | United Kingdom Censuses | United Kingdom-related lists