Redistricted Age & Sex Structure

Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,176,753	1,171,354
5 to 9	1,050,228	1,042,131
10 to 14	963,995	949,362
15 to 19	873,236	883,953
20 to 24	795,455	871,152
25 to 29	699,345	771,130
30 to 34	617,889	658,237
35 to 39	532,680	555,879
40 to 44	474,211	494,398
45 to 49	392,882	406,107
50 to 54	346,104	362,697
55 to 59	254,892	271,395
60 to 64	227,240	254,080
65 to 69	151,640	175,879
70 to 74	114,730	135,432
75 to 79	65,016	81,086
80 to 84	31,690	42,150
85 & up	13,239	19,962

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,354,907	1,345,875
5 to 9	1,172,960	1,171,106
10 to 14	1,059,889	1,045,287
15 to 19	957,930	974,712
20 to 24	860,210	969,283
25 to 29	734,287	834,877
30 to 34	661,690	725,088
35 to 39	590,280	634,262
40 to 44	551,058	583,069
45 to 49	453,310	477,530
50 to 54	392,196	414,367
55 to 59	299,000	315,004
60 to 64	265,536	290,704
65 to 69	175,538	201,034
70 to 74	128,428	152,917
75 to 79	71,780	88,860
80 to 84	34,256	45,403
85 & up	13,004	20,587

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,536,464	1,534,812
5 to 9	1,350,819	1,355,707
10 to 14	1,220,770	1,203,469
15 to 19	1,084,713	1,095,699
20 to 24	951,917	1,052,843
25 to 29	843,278	937,299
30 to 34	746,320	813,675
35 to 39	640,819	700,534
40 to 44	590,097	639,705
45 to 49	506,947	546,094
50 to 54	455,788	488,901
55 to 59	345,907	372,261
60 to 64	294,675	328,010
65 to 69	205,370	235,868
70 to 74	149,887	174,086
75 to 79	82,091	99,896
80 to 84	38,573	51,265
85 & up	14,499	23,208

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,757,657	1,763,207
5 to 9	1,568,579	1,578,817
10 to 14	1,402,230	1,398,101
15 to 19	1,268,269	1,278,963
20 to 24	1,112,354	1,215,872
25 to 29	981,278	1,066,714
30 to 34	840,259	905,210
35 to 39	744,924	796,475
40 to 44	672,971	726,383
45 to 49	547,598	603,863
50 to 54	485,668	536,317
55 to 59	380,998	424,466
60 to 64	341,555	387,067
65 to 69	231,549	270,911
70 to 74	158,333	191,631
75 to 79	89,847	112,475
80 to 84	41,171	54,579
85 & up	14,662	23,486

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,767,562	1,785,928
5 to 9	1,693,372	1,701,806
10 to 14	1,610,858	1,612,709
15 to 19	1,465,175	1,485,690
20 to 24	1,247,346	1,399,066
25 to 29	1,111,140	1,239,119
30 to 34	977,870	1,049,599
35 to 39	865,531	916,772
40 to 44	745,546	800,957
45 to 49	642,210	694,632
50 to 54	549,579	610,453
55 to 59	413,260	470,864
60 to 64	356,864	416,015
65 to 69	259,675	312,273
70 to 74	185,221	232,693
75 to 79	101,738	131,595
80 to 84	43,733	61,948
85 & up	16,221	27,505

Data for 1901	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,855,361	1,861,347
5 to 9	1,738,993	1,748,298
10 to 14	1,670,970	1,670,770
15 to 19	1,607,522	1,638,621
20 to 24	1,472,644	1,648,278
25 to 29	1,328,288	1,496,221
30 to 34	1,157,666	1,273,665
35 to 39	1,034,459	1,110,924
40 to 44	897,484	953,138
45 to 49	759,955	813,233
50 to 54	636,254	692,749
55 to 59	497,498	555,079
60 to 64	410,447	480,226
65 to 69	282,403	347,270
70 to 74	195,465	250,868
75 to 79	113,096	151,384
80 to 84	52,137	76,631
85 & up	17,971	30,528

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,936,113	1,918,270
5 to 9	1,847,295	1,849,501
10 to 14	1,747,631	1,752,057
15 to 19	1,654,895	1,681,726
20 to 24	1,502,652	1,673,066
25 to 29	1,455,783	1,623,277
30 to 34	1,375,872	1,501,303
35 to 39	1,261,432	1,351,838
40 to 44	1,075,076	1,157,535
45 to 49	926,102	999,487
50 to 54	768,231	834,449
55 to 59	608,005	670,426
60 to 64	477,151	542,803
65 to 69	365,896	440,918
70 to 74	236,868	316,685
75 to 79	127,466	182,463
80 to 84	56,403	87,761
85 & up	22,737	41,319

Data for 1921	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,681,439	1,640,264
5 to 9	1,766,560	1,752,666
10 to 14	1,837,125	1,822,711
15 to 19	1,727,824	1,775,231
20 to 24	1,448,384	1,702,766
25 to 29	1,339,960	1,620,291
30 to 34	1,281,320	1,519,649
35 to 39	1,273,321	1,471,912
40 to 44	1,223,054	1,378,121
45 to 49	1,162,158	1,243,959
50 to 54	971,021	1,043,130
55 to 59	781,607	849,115
60 to 64	601,236	680,769
65 to 69	449,363	536,700
70 to 74	280,491	376,320
75 to 79	158,540	234,038
80 to 84	66,997	112,857
85 & up	24,839	50,961

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,510,214	1,480,083
5 to 9	1,677,845	1,644,811
10 to 14	1,620,431	1,586,814
15 to 19	1,709,512	1,724,989
20 to 24	1,699,141	1,795,346
25 to 29	1,628,993	1,728,107
30 to 34	1,433,324	1,621,997
35 to 39	1,282,975	1,520,029
40 to 44	1,229,346	1,434,207
45 to 49	1,186,554	1,367,385
50 to 54	1,116,319	1,265,318
55 to 59	987,445	1,081,032
60 to 64	778,064	878,887
65 to 69	577,970	692,700
70 to 74	376,467	494,271
75 to 79	204,192	295,684
80 to 84	83,640	142,188
85 & up	30,578	65,519

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,903,556	1,814,087
5 to 9	1,616,393	1,545,542
10 to 14	1,428,601	1,383,333
15 to 19	1,335,299	1,369,175
20 to 24	1,427,228	1,500,231
25 to 29	1,625,799	1,654,084
30 to 34	1,513,922	1,564,583
35 to 39	1,632,545	1,690,673
40 to 44	1,657,866	1,707,341
45 to 49	1,556,408	1,615,765
50 to 54	1,317,921	1,506,890
55 to 59	1,089,294	1,333,711
60 to 64	938,813	1,204,027
65 to 69	780,640	1,048,784
70 to 74	591,207	836,630
75 to 79	374,500	549,190
80 to 84	164,813	281,240
85 & up	60,828	136,970

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,846,141	1,750,880
5 to 9	1,670,620	1,591,666
10 to 14	1,907,303	1,817,861
15 to 19	1,621,962	1,578,698
20 to 24	1,434,391	1,443,898
25 to 29	1,445,983	1,400,178
30 to 34	1,501,640	1,482,675
35 to 39	1,616,192	1,625,692
40 to 44	1,493,821	1,542,765
45 to 49	1,583,800	1,644,953
50 to 54	1,575,399	1,645,693
55 to 59	1,407,842	1,519,920
60 to 64	1,096,268	1,361,750
65 to 69	818,950	1,159,874
70 to 74	599,592	942,094
75 to 79	389,134	679,798
80 to 84	204,621	400,510
85 & up	90,174	211,810

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,001,682	1,901,446
5 to 9	2,073,964	1,969,593
10 to 14	1,864,407	1,760,851
15 to 19	1,691,769	1,616,627
20 to 24	1,870,043	1,854,963
25 to 29	1,606,998	1,578,441
30 to 34	1,457,640	1,410,621
35 to 39	1,405,974	1,375,881
40 to 44	1,465,093	1,468,202
45 to 49	1,548,352	1,582,812
50 to 54	1,410,786	1,485,258
55 to 59	1,431,293	1,541,305
60 to 64	1,329,666	1,510,554
65 to 69	1,062,207	1,336,145
70 to 74	692,555	1,086,226
75 to 79	735,115	1,581,002
80 to 84	0	0
85 & up	0	0

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,492,387	1,417,645
5 to 9	1,647,092	1,559,606
10 to 14	1,971,769	1,874,542
15 to 19	2,052,081	1,966,345
20 to 24	1,803,266	1,759,417
25 to 29	1,647,332	1,627,148
30 to 34	1,834,269	1,821,378
35 to 39	1,554,369	1,537,907
40 to 44	1,405,335	1,387,055
45 to 49	1,351,037	1,338,002
50 to 54	1,380,642	1,404,444
55 to 59	1,403,443	1,474,202
60 to 64	1,195,747	1,336,923
65 to 69	1,099,929	1,326,300
70 to 74	870,881	1,190,974
75 to 79	544,030	914,173
80 to 84	248,437	572,798
85 & up	119,328	387,474

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,760,633	1,670,081
5 to 9	1,657,084	1,565,708
10 to 14	1,573,666	1,484,826
15 to 19	1,685,097	1,586,652
20 to 24	2,025,269	1,940,625
25 to 29	2,162,641	2,083,326
30 to 34	1,902,581	1,859,347
35 to 39	1,685,222	1,672,793
40 to 44	1,853,847	1,844,528
45 to 49	1,562,941	1,559,186
50 to 54	1,356,303	1,355,360
55 to 59	1,279,711	1,293,357
60 to 64	1,233,883	1,319,434
65 to 69	1,148,893	1,326,592
70 to 74	878,339	1,152,415
75 to 79	652,782	1,014,874
80 to 84	382,219	760,474
85 & up	193,889	615,504

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,584,463	1,509,894
5 to 9	1,694,688	1,613,284
10 to 14	1,754,093	1,670,982
15 to 19	1,644,089	1,573,336
20 to 24	1,553,388	1,568,991
25 to 29	1,684,803	1,750,305
30 to 34	1,952,713	2,031,261
35 to 39	2,019,751	2,073,466
40 to 44	1,815,022	1,841,313
45 to 49	1,632,853	1,663,178
50 to 54	1,780,622	1,810,282
55 to 59	1,466,997	1,495,133
60 to 64	1,249,624	1,295,004
65 to 69	1,100,967	1,191,419
70 to 74	944,029	1,130,433
75 to 79	733,092	1,021,772
80 to 84	435,252	743,017
85 & up	280,844	731,556

Date:	Source:
1851	1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages, Table [1], 'Ages of the People'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2, 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'
1871	1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2, 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'
1881	1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2, 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1891	1891 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2, 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1901	1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 26, 'Ages of Persons, Males and Females, in the Registration County, and in Registration Districts, 1901'
1911	1911 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 11, 'Registration Counties and Registration Districts - Persons, Males and Females in each registration county; Males and Females in each registration district at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups, 1911'
1921	1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 14, 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions in combination'
1931	1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 14, 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions'
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 21, 'Ages (quinary) by Marital Condition', for 'AC, Urban Area with population of 50,000 or more'
1961	1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 6, 'Age and Marital Condition', for 'LAA, Con, NT'
1971 - 2001	Census of Population

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1851 - 1871	David Allan Gatley (School of Social Sciences, University of Staffordshire). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.

 

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