| has gloss | eng: | class="wikitable" align="right" |+Historic population of Birmingham |- ! Year ! Population figure |- | 1538 | 1,300 |- | 1550 | 1,500 |- | 1650 | 5,472 |- | 1700 | 15,032 |- | 1731 | 23,286 |- | 1750 | 24,000 |- | 1778 | 42,250 |- | 1785 | 52,250 |- | 1801 | 73,670 |- | 1811 | 85,753 |- | 1821 | 106,722 |- | 1831 | 146,986 |- | 1841 | 182,922 |- | 1851 | 232,638 |- | 1861 | 296,076 |- | 1871 | 343,787 |- | 1881 | 400,774 |- | 1891 | 478,113 |- | 1901 | 522,204 |- | 1911 | 840,202 |- | 1912-1950 | 872,587 |- | 1951 | 1,113,000 |- | 1968 | 900,000 |- | 1981 | 1,013,431 |} |
