ABSTRACT
The spectacular growth of Glasgow in the course of the nineteenth century is displayed in the expansion of the built-up area, the changing structure of its employment base, and a massive increase in population. The interaction of these processes powered the development of the city over the period. The most striking feature of the period from 1801 to 1841 was the high and consistent increase in the population of the city. The fact that many of the incomers were young people had direct consequences for future rates of population growth. Between 1841 and 1914 Glasgow moved from a position in which population growth was maintained only by large-scale in-migration to one where growth was sustained on a lower birth-rate by the survival of a greater proportion of those born in the city, together with a reduction in net migration. Population statistics for the city as a whole, however, disguise significant intra-urban variations.
