Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	35,766	35,565
5 to 9	33,687	33,248
10 to 14	30,084	29,627
15 to 19	27,190	28,456
20 to 24	22,496	27,383
25 to 29	19,501	24,168
30 to 34	17,324	20,876
35 to 39	15,488	18,074
40 to 44	14,119	16,169
45 to 49	12,238	13,978
50 to 54	11,142	12,703
55 to 59	9,086	10,214
60 to 64	8,648	10,225
65 to 69	6,152	7,592
70 to 74	4,540	5,601
75 to 79	2,682	3,481
80 to 84	1,320	1,919
85 & up	600	988

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	37,684	36,989
5 to 9	33,499	33,239
10 to 14	30,401	29,923
15 to 19	29,022	29,089
20 to 24	24,092	27,808
25 to 29	19,073	23,253
30 to 34	16,846	20,011
35 to 39	15,904	18,593
40 to 44	14,848	17,680
45 to 49	13,218	15,510
50 to 54	11,979	13,623
55 to 59	9,649	10,745
60 to 64	8,759	10,140
65 to 69	6,567	7,672
70 to 74	5,140	6,667
75 to 79	3,041	4,003
80 to 84	1,391	1,878
85 & up	544	905

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	38,159	37,684
5 to 9	35,814	36,121
10 to 14	32,526	32,054
15 to 19	29,431	29,071
20 to 24	22,241	27,436
25 to 29	19,110	23,880
30 to 34	16,928	20,284
35 to 39	14,919	18,364
40 to 44	14,210	17,009
45 to 49	13,526	16,229
50 to 54	12,644	15,102
55 to 59	10,430	12,142
60 to 64	9,273	11,024
65 to 69	7,008	8,477
70 to 74	5,388	6,560
75 to 79	3,287	4,119
80 to 84	1,706	2,212
85 & up	611	1,123

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	36,708	36,475
5 to 9	34,845	34,595
10 to 14	32,658	32,528
15 to 19	31,669	30,942
20 to 24	23,689	28,593
25 to 29	19,062	23,786
30 to 34	16,041	20,050
35 to 39	15,048	18,250
40 to 44	14,278	17,219
45 to 49	12,537	15,508
50 to 54	11,887	14,568
55 to 59	10,562	12,489
60 to 64	9,807	12,129
65 to 69	7,574	9,189
70 to 74	5,553	6,976
75 to 79	3,351	4,378
80 to 84	1,571	2,225
85 & up	621	1,039

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	35,502	35,493
5 to 9	34,875	34,885
10 to 14	33,302	33,392
15 to 19	33,103	31,544
20 to 24	25,868	31,058
25 to 29	22,200	27,546
30 to 34	19,100	22,945
35 to 39	16,484	19,682
40 to 44	14,447	17,932
45 to 49	13,369	16,538
50 to 54	11,883	15,109
55 to 59	10,250	12,524
60 to 64	9,348	11,659
65 to 69	7,797	9,695
70 to 74	5,977	7,968
75 to 79	3,726	4,972
80 to 84	1,761	2,429
85 & up	684	1,178

Data for 1901	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	33,279	33,388
5 to 9	33,792	33,639
10 to 14	33,110	33,098
15 to 19	33,075	32,482
20 to 24	28,226	32,351
25 to 29	24,488	29,372
30 to 34	21,454	25,898
35 to 39	20,030	23,592
40 to 44	17,883	20,655
45 to 49	15,197	18,086
50 to 54	12,855	16,032
55 to 59	11,083	13,620
60 to 64	9,594	12,303
65 to 69	7,421	9,632
70 to 74	5,693	7,666
75 to 79	3,791	5,084
80 to 84	1,898	2,907
85 & up	748	1,275

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	32,091	31,456
5 to 9	31,653	31,972
10 to 14	31,416	31,623
15 to 19	34,378	31,862
20 to 24	30,147	32,404
25 to 29	27,328	30,953
30 to 34	24,766	28,307
35 to 39	22,818	26,363
40 to 44	20,232	23,828
45 to 49	18,333	21,928
50 to 54	15,871	18,801
55 to 59	12,839	15,463
60 to 64	10,239	13,123
65 to 69	8,840	11,455
70 to 74	6,207	8,582
75 to 79	3,853	5,600
80 to 84	1,871	2,908
85 & up	859	1,575

Date:	Source:
1851	1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the People'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871	1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1881	1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Sub-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'

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