Croydon County Borough (MB/CB) : Population Statistics

Created: 1883   Abolished: 1965

These simple graphs compare Croydon with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Percentage aged under 15 1911 to 1961 Over the last 150 years, the proportion of children has dropped steadily. In general, areas whose p…
Percentage aged 15-64 1911 to 1961 This is the age group we treat as 'working age' although the definition has changed over time. C…
Percentage Aged over 65 1911 to 1961 The proportion of the population aged over 65 was close to 5% in all censuses from 1851 to 1911, bu…
Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years) 1911 to 1961 We only present the rate of population growth where we can be sure that changes do not result simpl…
Population Density (Persons per Acre) 1911 to 1961 Our figures for the area of units as measured in acres are always numbers that were listed in cens…

We hold these detailed statistics for Croydon, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Age & Sex Structure data in 5-year bands to age 95 1911 to 1961 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 95 (20)
Age & Sex Structure in approximate 10 year bands 1939 Sex (2)
Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 65 (9)
Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up 1911 to 1961 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 85 (20)
Area (acres) 1911 to 1961 Area (acres) (1)
Males & Females 1911 to 1961 Sex (2)
Population Change 1911 to 1961 Population Change (2)
Total Population 1911 to 1961 Total Population (4)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.