NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title 2001 Census for England and Wales Provider Office for National Statistics (ONS) (United Kingdom)Tabulations only Geography United Kingdom (GBR) England, Wales Coverage type Subnational Time period covered 04/2001 - 04/2001 Data type Census: HouseholdIndividualSubnationally representative Summary The 2001 census took place on April 29. The population on Census Day was 52,041,916, including 25,325,926 males and 26,715,990 females. Keywords Assets, Birth place, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Health status, Hours worked, Household heat, Housing conditions, Literacy, Loans, Marital status, Population, Public social assistance, Religion, Sanitation, Teachers, Transportation, Unemployment Citation Contributors Office for National Statistics (ONS) (United Kingdom) Suggested citation Office for National Statistics (ONS) (United Kingdom). United Kingdom - England and Wales Population Census 2001. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021