Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1911 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 945 Show data context 922 Show data context
5 to 9 893 Show data context 859 Show data context
10 to 14 849 Show data context 807 Show data context
15 to 19 745 Show data context 829 Show data context
20 to 24 678 Show data context 674 Show data context
25 to 29 591 Show data context 596 Show data context
30 to 34 566 Show data context 609 Show data context
35 to 39 471 Show data context 507 Show data context
40 to 44 430 Show data context 451 Show data context
45 to 49 350 Show data context 329 Show data context
50 to 54 299 Show data context 291 Show data context
55 to 59 235 Show data context 246 Show data context
60 to 64 171 Show data context 193 Show data context
65 to 69 108 Show data context 145 Show data context
70 to 74 72 Show data context 89 Show data context
75 to 79 28 Show data context 39 Show data context
80 to 84 3 Show data context 16 Show data context
85 & up 4 Show data context 6 Show data context
Data for 1921 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 744 Show data context 684 Show data context
5 to 9 759 Show data context 801 Show data context
10 to 14 804 Show data context 825 Show data context
15 to 19 805 Show data context 781 Show data context
20 to 24 723 Show data context 709 Show data context
25 to 29 638 Show data context 698 Show data context
30 to 34 547 Show data context 596 Show data context
35 to 39 521 Show data context 570 Show data context
40 to 44 482 Show data context 542 Show data context
45 to 49 454 Show data context 433 Show data context
50 to 54 369 Show data context 383 Show data context
55 to 59 276 Show data context 284 Show data context
60 to 64 229 Show data context 235 Show data context
65 to 69 170 Show data context 166 Show data context
70 to 74 108 Show data context 114 Show data context
75 to 79 43 Show data context 55 Show data context
80 to 84 14 Show data context 22 Show data context
85 & up 2 Show data context 6 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 539 Show data context 522 Show data context
5 to 9 644 Show data context 633 Show data context
10 to 14 680 Show data context 650 Show data context
15 to 19 751 Show data context 798 Show data context
20 to 24 733 Show data context 773 Show data context
25 to 29 697 Show data context 728 Show data context
30 to 34 662 Show data context 681 Show data context
35 to 39 555 Show data context 640 Show data context
40 to 44 500 Show data context 567 Show data context
45 to 49 457 Show data context 512 Show data context
50 to 54 439 Show data context 497 Show data context
55 to 59 411 Show data context 406 Show data context
60 to 64 287 Show data context 329 Show data context
65 to 69 214 Show data context 216 Show data context
70 to 74 137 Show data context 150 Show data context
75 to 79 71 Show data context 69 Show data context
80 to 84 26 Show data context 25 Show data context
85 & up 7 Show data context 12 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 561 Show data context 541 Show data context
5 to 9 555 Show data context 544 Show data context
10 to 14 481 Show data context 518 Show data context
15 to 19 389 Show data context 460 Show data context
20 to 24 364 Show data context 429 Show data context
25 to 29 523 Show data context 511 Show data context
30 to 34 464 Show data context 555 Show data context
35 to 39 607 Show data context 675 Show data context
40 to 44 616 Show data context 666 Show data context
45 to 49 597 Show data context 571 Show data context
50 to 54 504 Show data context 559 Show data context
55 to 59 417 Show data context 522 Show data context
60 to 64 348 Show data context 415 Show data context
65 to 69 288 Show data context 376 Show data context
70 to 74 231 Show data context 284 Show data context
75 to 79 128 Show data context 156 Show data context
80 to 84 48 Show data context 67 Show data context
85 & up 8 Show data context 26 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 601 Show data context 584 Show data context
5 to 9 516 Show data context 468 Show data context
10 to 14 603 Show data context 574 Show data context
15 to 19 558 Show data context 556 Show data context
20 to 24 484 Show data context 536 Show data context
25 to 29 481 Show data context 507 Show data context
30 to 34 495 Show data context 495 Show data context
35 to 39 586 Show data context 563 Show data context
40 to 44 499 Show data context 583 Show data context
45 to 49 622 Show data context 648 Show data context
50 to 54 613 Show data context 701 Show data context
55 to 59 558 Show data context 586 Show data context
60 to 64 438 Show data context 496 Show data context
65 to 69 299 Show data context 430 Show data context
70 to 74 220 Show data context 307 Show data context
75 to 79 146 Show data context 222 Show data context
80 to 84 94 Show data context 121 Show data context
85 & up 27 Show data context 43 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 705 Show data context 705 Show data context
5 to 9 800 Show data context 755 Show data context
10 to 14 635 Show data context 615 Show data context
15 to 19 545 Show data context 495 Show data context
20 to 24 565 Show data context 560 Show data context
25 to 29 600 Show data context 575 Show data context
30 to 34 565 Show data context 580 Show data context
35 to 39 535 Show data context 520 Show data context
40 to 44 540 Show data context 515 Show data context
45 to 49 590 Show data context 590 Show data context
50 to 54 530 Show data context 610 Show data context
55 to 59 600 Show data context 635 Show data context
60 to 64 505 Show data context 615 Show data context
65 to 69 400 Show data context 520 Show data context
70 to 74 265 Show data context 370 Show data context
75 to 79 140 Show data context 260 Show data context
80 to 84 65 Show data context 160 Show data context
85 & up 30 Show data context 70 Show data context
Date: Source:
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 8 , 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 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 22 , 'Ages (quinary) by Marital Condition - Abridged Analysis', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Marital Condition', for 'LAA, Con, NT'
1971 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of does not appear in SRC_TAB]

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Date accessed: 26th April 2024