THE population of England and Wales has increased by nearly 1.4 million since the last count in 1981.

This area has a population of about 1,430,000 (2007 estimate), just under half the total population of Wales.

In 1801, when the first national census was taken, the population of England and Wales was recorded at 8 9 millions.

Further, 28% of the population of Wales claimed to understand Welsh.

The population of England and Wales is determined to be 8.9 million, with London revealed to have 860,035 residents.

The influenza epidemic from 1918 to 1919 decimated the population and economy of Wales.

'Not far short of the population of Wales' would emphasise the point much better.

The process whereby the indigenous population of 'Wales' came to think of themselves as Welsh is not clear.

The population of Wales increased from 587,128 in 1801 to 1,162,139 in 1851 and had reached 2,420,921 by 1911.

Ethnic population of England and Wales broken down.