Year Total population Able-bodied males
01 Jan 1859 1,485,045 Show data context 435,215 Show data context
01 Jul 1859 1,494,921 Show data context 437,757 Show data context
01 Jan 1860 1,504,863 Show data context 440,313 Show data context
01 Jul 1860 1,514,871 Show data context 442,885 Show data context
01 Jan 1861 1,524,945 Show data context 445,471 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,537,375 Show data context 448,998 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,552,218 Show data context 453,487 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,567,204 Show data context 458,021 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,582,335 Show data context 462,600 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,597,611 Show data context 467,225 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,613,036 Show data context 471,896 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,628,609 Show data context 476,614 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,644,333 Show data context 481,380 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,660,208 Show data context 486,192 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,676,237 Show data context 491,053 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,692,420 Show data context 495,963 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,708,760 Show data context 500,921 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,725,257 Show data context 505,930 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,741,914 Show data context 510,988 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,758,731 Show data context 516,097 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,775,711 Show data context 521,257 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,792,855 Show data context 526,468 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,810,164 Show data context 531,732 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,827,641 Show data context 537,048 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,845,286 Show data context 542,417 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,862,074 Show data context 547,210 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,877,979 Show data context 551,410 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,894,021 Show data context 555,643 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,910,199 Show data context 559,907 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,926,515 Show data context 564,205 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,942,971 Show data context 568,535 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,959,567 Show data context 572,899 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,976,305 Show data context 577,297 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,993,187 Show data context 581,728 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 2,010,212 Show data context 586,193 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 2,027,382 Show data context 590,692 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 2,044,700 Show data context 595,226 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 2,062,165 Show data context 599,795 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 2,079,780 Show data context 604,398 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 2,097,545 Show data context 609,037 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 2,115,461 Show data context 613,712 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 2,133,531 Show data context 618,423 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 2,151,755 Show data context 623,169 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 2,170,135 Show data context 627,952 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 2,188,671 Show data context 632,772 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 2,204,295 Show data context 637,519 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 2,216,940 Show data context 642,190 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 2,229,658 Show data context 646,896 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 2,242,449 Show data context 651,636 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 2,255,314 Show data context 656,411 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 2,268,252 Show data context 661,221 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 2,281,264 Show data context 666,066 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 2,294,351 Show data context 670,947 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 2,307,513 Show data context 675,863 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 2,320,751 Show data context 680,816 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 2,334,064 Show data context 685,805 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 2,347,454 Show data context 690,830 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 2,360,921 Show data context 695,892 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 2,374,465 Show data context 700,991 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 2,388,087 Show data context 706,128 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 2,401,787 Show data context 711,302 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 2,415,565 Show data context 716,514 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 2,429,423 Show data context 721,764 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 2,443,359 Show data context 727,053 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 2,457,376 Show data context 732,381 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 2,471,549 Show data context 738,022 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 2,485,878 Show data context 743,984 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 2,500,290 Show data context 749,993 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 2,514,786 Show data context 756,052 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 2,529,366 Show data context 762,159 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 2,544,030 Show data context 768,316 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 2,558,779 Show data context 774,522 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 2,573,614 Show data context 780,779 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 2,588,535 Show data context 787,086 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 2,603,543 Show data context 793,444 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 2,618,637 Show data context 799,853 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 2,633,819 Show data context 806,314 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 2,649,089 Show data context 812,827 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 2,664,447 Show data context 819,393 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 2,679,895 Show data context 826,012 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 2,695,432 Show data context 832,685 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 2,711,059 Show data context 839,411 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 2,726,777 Show data context 846,192 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 2,742,586 Show data context 853,027 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 2,758,486 Show data context 859,918 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 2,773,105 Show data context 865,775 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 2,786,420 Show data context 870,577 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 2,799,799 Show data context 875,406 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 2,813,242 Show data context 880,262 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 2,826,749 Show data context 885,144 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 2,840,322 Show data context 890,054 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 2,853,960 Show data context 894,991 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 2,867,663 Show data context 899,955 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 2,881,432 Show data context 904,947 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 2,895,267 Show data context 909,966 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 2,909,169 Show data context 915,013 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 2,923,137 Show data context 920,089 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 2,937,172 Show data context 925,192 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 2,951,275 Show data context 930,324 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 2,965,445 Show data context 935,484 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 2,979,684 Show data context 940,673 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 2,993,991 Show data context 945,890 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 3,008,366 Show data context 951,137 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 3,022,811 Show data context 956,413 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 3,037,325 Show data context 961,718 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 3,052,406 Show data context
01 Jan 1912 3,052,406 Show data context
01 Jul 1912 3,081,441 Show data context
01 Jan 1913 3,081,441 Show data context
01 Jul 1913 3,111,252 Show data context
01 Jan 1914 3,111,252 Show data context
01 Jul 1914 3,114,498 Show data context
01 Jan 1915 3,114,498 Show data context
Date: Source:
1859 - 1915 Census of Population

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