Population of the South East of England [4] Census Population Change 1801 962,350 1811 1,072,563 10.3 1821 1,239,883 13.5 1831 1,378,755 10.1 1841 1,561,792 11.7 1851 1,687,558 7.5 1861 1,957,208 13.8 1871 2,226,880 12.1 1881 2,496,534 10.8 1891 2,776,842 10.1 1901 3,093,606 10.2 1911 3,472,091 10.9 1921 3,718,228 6.6 1931 3,995,122 6.9 1941 4,443,002 10.1 1951 4,976,340 10.7 1961 5,738,844 13.3 1971 6,718,771 14.6 1981 7,025,593 4.4 1991 7,677,641 8.5 2001 8,000,550 4.0 2011 8,634,750 7.9