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Past population

This page presents population figures from the recent past for districts in Dorset from 1996 to the present day from the Registrar General's Mid-Year Population Estimates. Census population figures are also provided from 1971 to the most recent Census in 2001. It also gives access to parish populations from 1921 to 2009.

 Registrar General's Mid-Year Home Population Estimates 1991-2009

1991-1999

199119921993199419951996199719981999

Christchurch

41.4

41.6

42.1

42.7

43.2

43.4

43.7

44.0

44.5

East Dorset

78.7

79.1

79.5

80.4

81.2

81.6

81.9

82.2

82.9

North Dorset

53.6

53.9

54.4

55.0

56.4

57.7

59.0

59.7

60.4

Purbeck

43.3

43.4

43.3

43.8

43.9

44.1

44.2

44.4

44.4

West Dorset

86.2

86.7

87.1

88.0

89.1

89.7

89.8

90.5

90.8

Weymouth and Portland

62.0

62.4

62.5

63.1

63.1

63.1

63.3

63.3

62.5

DCC

Dorset

365.2

367.2

369.0

373.0

376.8

379.5

381.9

384.0

385.4

Bournemouth UA

157.3

157.8

158.4

158.6

159.4

159.4

160.3

161.4

161.6

Poole UA

134.0

135.1

135.8

136.5

137.0

137.2

139.0

139.1

138.3

Dorset (incl. B&P)

656.5

660.1

663.1

668.0

673.3

676.0

681.2

684.5

685.3

2000-2009

2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Christchurch44.844.945.145.345.545.745.946.346.747.0
East Dorset83.683.984.985.586.286.386.587.487.787.6
North Dorset61.762.062.563.363.764.265.065.865.764.3
Purbeck44.544.444.544.244.144.344.745.245.445.2
West Dorset91.892.593.494.594.995.495.996.696.796.5
Weymouth and Portland63.363.864.364.364.164.264.064.063.763.6
DCC Dorset389.7391.5394.8397.2398.4400.1402.0405.3405.8404.0
Bournemouth UA162.7163.6163.1161.4159.8160.5161.3164.0164.6164.9
Poole UA138.3138.4138.6138.2137.9138.2138.9140.0140.7141.2
Dorset (incl. B&P)690.7693.4696.4696.7696.1698.9702.1709.3711.0710.1

Source: ONS. Figures in thousands

Census Population 1971-2001

1971
1981
1991
2001
Christchurch
34.1
37.7
40.9
44.9
East Dorset
51.5
68.2
78.7
83.8
North Dorset
42.4
46.5
52.1
61.9
Purbeck
36.7
40.7
42.5
44.4
West Dorset
74.1
78.3
85.5
92.4
Weymouth & Portland
54.7
57.2
61.2
63.7
DCC Dorset
293.4
328.6
360.8
391.0
Bournemouth UA
153.9
144.8
151.3
163.4
Poole UA
107.1
118.9
133.1
138.3
Dorset  (incl. B'mth & Poole)
554.4
592.3
645.2
692.7

Source: ONS. Figures in thousands

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