Demographics
The population of the region as of the 2001 census was 8,000,550, making it the most populous English region. The major conurbations of the region include Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton (population in 2001 461,000), Portsmouth (442,000), Reading (370,000) and Southampton (304,000). Settlements closer to London are part of the conurbation known as the Greater London Urban Area.
The South East has the highest percentage of people born outside of Britain other than London. 2007 Estimates state 87.2% of people as White British, 4.8% Other White (inc. 1.0% Irish), 3.5% South Asians, 1.5% Mixed Race, 1.6% Black British, 0.7% Chinese, 0.7% Other.
Woodlands Road in Virginia Water, Surrey, has the highest average house price of any street in the region.
| 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 | 8,634,800 | 7.9 |
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