Tower Hamlets District through time | Population Statistics

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chart"><p align="center"> <img id="vob_chart" alt="No chart." src="/ChartServlet?charttype=1d_ts_many&session_prefix=10057346-0-T_POP-N_TOT_POP-"/> </p> </p> </div> <div class="tab" id="tab02"> <table class="stripe" width="685" cellspacing="0"> <thead> <tr> <th width="33.333333333333336%">Year</th> <th width="33.333333333333336%" align="center">Population 10 years earlier</th> <th width="33.333333333333336%" align="center">Current Total Population</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1801</td> <td class="number"> </td> <td class="number"> 148,754 <a href="/datavalue/11449149"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1811</td> <td class="number"> 148,754 <a href="/datavalue/18314693"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 183,158 <a href="/datavalue/11449497"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1821</td> <td class="number"> 183,158 <a href="/datavalue/18314694"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 222,885 <a href="/datavalue/11449845"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1831</td> <td class="number"> 222,885 <a href="/datavalue/18314695"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 266,686 <a href="/datavalue/11450193"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1841</td> <td class="number"> 266,686 <a href="/datavalue/18314696"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 313,441 <a href="/datavalue/11450541"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1851</td> <td class="number"> 313,441 <a href="/datavalue/18314697"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 381,107 <a href="/datavalue/11450889"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1861</td> <td class="number"> 381,107 <a href="/datavalue/18314698"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 446,189 <a href="/datavalue/11451237"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1871</td> <td class="number"> 446,189 <a href="/datavalue/18314699"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1881</td> <td class="number"> </td> <td class="number"> 579,230 <a href="/datavalue/11451585"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1891</td> <td class="number"> 579,230 <a href="/datavalue/18314700"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 595,352 <a href="/datavalue/11451933"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1901</td> <td class="number"> 595,352 <a href="/datavalue/18314701"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1911</td> <td class="number"> </td> <td class="number"> 579,648 <a href="/datavalue/11452281"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1921</td> <td class="number"> 579,648 <a href="/datavalue/18314702"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 536,916 <a href="/datavalue/11452629"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1931</td> <td class="number"> 536,916 <a href="/datavalue/18314703"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 493,724 <a href="/datavalue/11452977"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1941</td> <td class="number"> 493,724 <a href="/datavalue/18314704"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1951</td> <td class="number"> </td> <td class="number"> 236,543 <a href="/datavalue/11453325"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1961</td> <td class="number"> 236,543 <a href="/datavalue/18314705"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 208,237 <a href="/datavalue/11453673"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1971</td> <td class="number"> 208,237 <a href="/datavalue/18314706"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 169,626 <a href="/datavalue/11454021"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td class="number"> 169,626 <a href="/datavalue/18314707"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 137,058 <a href="/datavalue/11454602"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td class="number"> 137,058 <a href="/datavalue/18314708"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 161,050 <a href="/datavalue/11455112"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td class="number"> 161,050 <a href="/datavalue/18314709"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> <td class="number"> 196,238 <a href="/datavalue/11455477"> <img src="/images/drillToData.gif" alt="Show data context" width="6" height="11" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td class="number"> </td> <td class="number"> 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