Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1931 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 458 Show data context 476 Show data context
5 to 9 496 Show data context 450 Show data context
10 to 14 488 Show data context 530 Show data context
15 to 19 504 Show data context 457 Show data context
20 to 24 364 Show data context 428 Show data context
25 to 29 346 Show data context 400 Show data context
30 to 34 311 Show data context 381 Show data context
35 to 39 291 Show data context 399 Show data context
40 to 44 284 Show data context 348 Show data context
45 to 49 269 Show data context 329 Show data context
50 to 54 259 Show data context 304 Show data context
55 to 59 207 Show data context 262 Show data context
60 to 64 172 Show data context 226 Show data context
65 to 69 124 Show data context 178 Show data context
70 to 74 91 Show data context 127 Show data context
75 to 79 56 Show data context 64 Show data context
80 to 84 19 Show data context 45 Show data context
85 & up 5 Show data context 24 Show data context
Not stated 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 728 Show data context 650 Show data context
5 to 9 601 Show data context 543 Show data context
10 to 14 547 Show data context 520 Show data context
15 to 19 387 Show data context 443 Show data context
20 to 24 409 Show data context 511 Show data context
25 to 29 482 Show data context 523 Show data context
30 to 34 426 Show data context 522 Show data context
35 to 39 475 Show data context 531 Show data context
40 to 44 446 Show data context 461 Show data context
45 to 49 403 Show data context 421 Show data context
50 to 54 318 Show data context 408 Show data context
55 to 59 273 Show data context 376 Show data context
60 to 64 225 Show data context 293 Show data context
65 to 69 190 Show data context 262 Show data context
70 to 74 153 Show data context 184 Show data context
75 to 79 97 Show data context 140 Show data context
80 to 84 35 Show data context 72 Show data context
85 & up 16 Show data context 37 Show data context
Not stated 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 749 Show data context 719 Show data context
5 to 9 624 Show data context 649 Show data context
10 to 14 673 Show data context 612 Show data context
15 to 19 517 Show data context 517 Show data context
20 to 24 415 Show data context 493 Show data context
25 to 29 444 Show data context 421 Show data context
30 to 34 435 Show data context 470 Show data context
35 to 39 427 Show data context 471 Show data context
40 to 44 404 Show data context 513 Show data context
45 to 49 466 Show data context 507 Show data context
50 to 54 408 Show data context 444 Show data context
55 to 59 376 Show data context 408 Show data context
60 to 64 267 Show data context 374 Show data context
65 to 69 214 Show data context 335 Show data context
70 to 74 149 Show data context 222 Show data context
75 to 79 84 Show data context 188 Show data context
80 to 84 47 Show data context 80 Show data context
85 & up 24 Show data context 36 Show data context
Not stated
Data for 1971 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 680 Show data context 670 Show data context
5 to 9 815 Show data context 735 Show data context
10 to 14 725 Show data context 705 Show data context
15 to 19 580 Show data context 595 Show data context
20 to 24 535 Show data context 495 Show data context
25 to 29 420 Show data context 420 Show data context
30 to 34 420 Show data context 440 Show data context
35 to 39 425 Show data context 390 Show data context
40 to 44 415 Show data context 455 Show data context
45 to 49 410 Show data context 445 Show data context
50 to 54 380 Show data context 480 Show data context
55 to 59 405 Show data context 460 Show data context
60 to 64 335 Show data context 425 Show data context
65 to 69 265 Show data context 385 Show data context
70 to 74 185 Show data context 295 Show data context
75 to 79 105 Show data context 185 Show data context
80 to 84 40 Show data context 100 Show data context
85 & up 15 Show data context 70 Show data context
Not stated
Date: Source:
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 21 , 'Quinquennial Age-Groups and Conjugal Condition (All Ages) - All Burghs and Districts of Counties'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 15 , 'Quinquennial age-groups by conjugal condition (all ages)', for 'Burghs, Wards of Cities, Districts of Counties'
1961 1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Martial Condition', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 8 , 'Population by sex, age and marital condition', for 'County, local authority areas'

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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2011 Key Statistics data. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, and these are the categories we use in our redistricted statistics for modern units.


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Date accessed: 25th April 2024