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 23,801 Show data context 23,313 Show data context
5 to 9 22,195 Show data context 22,016 Show data context
10 to 14 20,708 Show data context 20,746 Show data context
15 to 19 19,453 Show data context 18,812 Show data context
20 to 24 17,681 Show data context 18,398 Show data context
25 to 29 17,257 Show data context 17,705 Show data context
30 to 34 16,316 Show data context 16,617 Show data context
35 to 39 14,712 Show data context 14,736 Show data context
40 to 44 12,195 Show data context 12,363 Show data context
45 to 49 10,636 Show data context 10,829 Show data context
50 to 54 9,225 Show data context 9,310 Show data context
55 to 59 7,594 Show data context 7,535 Show data context
60 to 64 6,181 Show data context 6,202 Show data context
65 to 69 4,768 Show data context 5,005 Show data context
70 to 74 3,237 Show data context 3,524 Show data context
75 to 79 1,824 Show data context 2,066 Show data context
80 to 84 827 Show data context 929 Show data context
85 & up 333 Show data context 497 Show data context
Data for 1921 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 22,190 Show data context 21,633 Show data context
5 to 9 21,764 Show data context 21,757 Show data context
10 to 14 22,525 Show data context 22,025 Show data context
15 to 19 21,478 Show data context 21,017 Show data context
20 to 24 17,873 Show data context 19,358 Show data context
25 to 29 15,980 Show data context 18,400 Show data context
30 to 34 15,374 Show data context 17,771 Show data context
35 to 39 15,726 Show data context 17,060 Show data context
40 to 44 14,787 Show data context 15,842 Show data context
45 to 49 13,855 Show data context 14,122 Show data context
50 to 54 11,377 Show data context 11,763 Show data context
55 to 59 9,323 Show data context 9,747 Show data context
60 to 64 7,490 Show data context 8,051 Show data context
65 to 69 5,933 Show data context 6,260 Show data context
70 to 74 3,848 Show data context 4,346 Show data context
75 to 79 2,103 Show data context 2,697 Show data context
80 to 84 932 Show data context 1,208 Show data context
85 & up 315 Show data context 506 Show data context
Data for 1931 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 20,152 Show data context 19,626 Show data context
5 to 9 21,348 Show data context 21,350 Show data context
10 to 14 20,359 Show data context 19,752 Show data context
15 to 19 21,942 Show data context 19,455 Show data context
20 to 24 21,637 Show data context 18,976 Show data context
25 to 29 19,190 Show data context 18,522 Show data context
30 to 34 16,702 Show data context 17,340 Show data context
35 to 39 14,522 Show data context 16,240 Show data context
40 to 44 13,895 Show data context 15,786 Show data context
45 to 49 13,885 Show data context 15,229 Show data context
50 to 54 13,206 Show data context 14,030 Show data context
55 to 59 11,482 Show data context 11,887 Show data context
60 to 64 8,996 Show data context 9,499 Show data context
65 to 69 6,859 Show data context 7,805 Show data context
70 to 74 4,673 Show data context 5,528 Show data context
75 to 79 2,562 Show data context 3,268 Show data context
80 to 84 1,092 Show data context 1,507 Show data context
85 & up 394 Show data context 679 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 24,572 Show data context 23,370 Show data context
5 to 9 19,881 Show data context 18,960 Show data context
10 to 14 18,462 Show data context 18,102 Show data context
15 to 19 26,884 Show data context 17,111 Show data context
20 to 24 21,267 Show data context 17,982 Show data context
25 to 29 19,861 Show data context 19,260 Show data context
30 to 34 18,246 Show data context 17,481 Show data context
35 to 39 18,428 Show data context 18,425 Show data context
40 to 44 18,641 Show data context 18,371 Show data context
45 to 49 17,195 Show data context 17,412 Show data context
50 to 54 14,729 Show data context 16,215 Show data context
55 to 59 11,986 Show data context 14,161 Show data context
60 to 64 10,412 Show data context 13,353 Show data context
65 to 69 9,190 Show data context 11,793 Show data context
70 to 74 7,126 Show data context 9,412 Show data context
75 to 79 4,422 Show data context 5,890 Show data context
80 to 84 1,913 Show data context 2,880 Show data context
85 & up 699 Show data context 1,389 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 25,743 Show data context 24,344 Show data context
5 to 9 22,709 Show data context 21,781 Show data context
10 to 14 24,312 Show data context 23,136 Show data context
15 to 19 20,657 Show data context 18,386 Show data context
20 to 24 19,316 Show data context 17,083 Show data context
25 to 29 17,980 Show data context 16,817 Show data context
30 to 34 18,896 Show data context 17,965 Show data context
35 to 39 19,617 Show data context 18,993 Show data context
40 to 44 17,712 Show data context 17,167 Show data context
45 to 49 17,751 Show data context 17,967 Show data context
50 to 54 17,489 Show data context 17,545 Show data context
55 to 59 15,421 Show data context 16,604 Show data context
60 to 64 12,225 Show data context 14,816 Show data context
65 to 69 9,376 Show data context 12,744 Show data context
70 to 74 6,890 Show data context 10,495 Show data context
75 to 79 4,551 Show data context 7,563 Show data context
80 to 84 2,483 Show data context 4,374 Show data context
85 & up 1,031 Show data context 2,163 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 31,965 Show data context 30,595 Show data context
5 to 9 34,205 Show data context 32,320 Show data context
10 to 14 32,145 Show data context 29,945 Show data context
15 to 19 28,245 Show data context 25,630 Show data context
20 to 24 27,250 Show data context 25,840 Show data context
25 to 29 23,060 Show data context 22,170 Show data context
30 to 34 21,820 Show data context 21,530 Show data context
35 to 39 21,365 Show data context 20,950 Show data context
40 to 44 22,565 Show data context 21,955 Show data context
45 to 49 22,975 Show data context 22,960 Show data context
50 to 54 20,395 Show data context 20,375 Show data context
55 to 59 19,215 Show data context 20,510 Show data context
60 to 64 17,850 Show data context 20,190 Show data context
65 to 69 14,735 Show data context 18,160 Show data context
70 to 74 9,630 Show data context 14,650 Show data context
75 to 79 5,635 Show data context 10,085 Show data context
80 to 84 3,005 Show data context 6,330 Show data context
85 & up 1,410 Show data context 3,995 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 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'
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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: 23rd April 2024