Orkney Islands Council :
Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 10,848 Show data context 13,597 Show data context
1811 10,127 Show data context 13,111 Show data context
1821 12,269 Show data context 14,710 Show data context
1831 13,105 Show data context 15,742 Show data context
1841 13,831 Show data context 16,676 Show data context
1851 14,350 Show data context 17,105 Show data context
1861 14,924 Show data context 17,471 Show data context
1881 14,982 Show data context 17,062 Show data context
1911 12,251 Show data context 13,646 Show data context
1921 11,452 Show data context 12,659 Show data context
1931 10,617 Show data context 11,460 Show data context
1951 10,351 Show data context 10,904 Show data context
1961 9,120 Show data context 9,627 Show data context
1971 8,080 Show data context 8,447 Show data context
1981 9,029 Show data context 9,310 Show data context
1991 9,609 Show data context 10,035 Show data context
2001 9,497 Show data context 9,748 Show data context
2011 10,566 Show data context 10,783 Show data context
2021 10,788 Show data context 11,159 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [5] , 'Ages of the Males and Females in the Town Districts'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the Males and Females for every Quinquennial Period of Life, for the Registration Divisions, Counties, and Districts of Scotland'
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 19 A, 'Conjugal Condition and Age-distribution of Population - Of City or County'
1921 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Burghs, Districts of Counties, and Civil Parishes'
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 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 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table CAS001 Age by sex and whether living in household or communal establishment)
2011 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (File LC1117SC.csv within Output_Area_blk.zip)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) 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, Orkney Islands through time | Population Statistics | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 16th November 2025