Luton Unitary Authority :
Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 1,107 Show data context 1,188 Show data context
1811 1,279 Show data context 1,456 Show data context
1821 1,564 Show data context 1,718 Show data context
1831 1,788 Show data context 1,997 Show data context
1841 2,146 Show data context 2,487 Show data context
1851 2,872 Show data context 3,553 Show data context
1861 3,409 Show data context 4,403 Show data context
1881 7,442 Show data context 9,225 Show data context
1891 9,194 Show data context 11,309 Show data context
1911 23,426 Show data context 26,219 Show data context
1921 26,903 Show data context 30,369 Show data context
1931 31,830 Show data context 34,581 Show data context
1951 52,026 Show data context 54,606 Show data context
1961 63,978 Show data context 63,518 Show data context
1971 74,375 Show data context 73,242 Show data context
1981 81,750 Show data context 80,979 Show data context
1991 84,968 Show data context 86,109 Show data context
2001 92,062 Show data context 92,447 Show data context
2011 101,954 Show data context 101,247 Show data context
2021 112,832 Show data context 112,509 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 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'
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 15 , 'Ages and Marital Conditions - Abridged Analysis'
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 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Tables SAS06 and SAS07)
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (Table SAS02: "Age and Marital Status: All Residents)
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S02 Age and marital status: Residents [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table CS001 - Age by sex and resident type)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table LC1117EW - "Sex by age")
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) by "Sex")

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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Luton through time | Population Statistics | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 13th November 2025