1931 Census of England and Wales, General Report, Table 9 : " 1931 Population and Acreage of Regions".

Region Acreage (Land and Inland Water) 1931 Census Population Density (Persons per Acre)
No. of Acres (thousands) Percentage of total Acreage Persons (thousands) Percentage of total Population
ENGLAND AND WALES 37,339 100.0 39,952 100 1.1
 
S.E. South East 6,757 18.0 13478 33.9 2.0
Greater London 443 1.2 8204 20.5 18.5
 
N.1 Northumberland and Durham 1,941 5.2 2243 5.6 1.2
N.2 Northern Rural Belt 3,590 9.6 1281 3.2 0.4
N.3 West Riding 1,780 4.8 3437 8.6 1.9
N.4 Lancashire and Cheshire 1,853 5.0 6127 15.3 3.3
M.1 West Midlands 4,016 10.8 4528 11.3 1.1
M.2 East Midlands 2,359 6.3 2373 5.9 1.0
E. Eastern Counties 4,853 13.0 1822 4.6 0.4
S.W. South West Counties 5,060 13.5 2069 5.2 0.4
W.1 South Wales 1,928 5.2 1898 4.7 1.0
W.2 North and Central Wales 3,202 8.6 696 1.7 0.2