Vision of Britain | 1871 Census: Ages

1871 Census of Scotland, Population of Scotland with Report: Ages, Education, Civil Condition, Birthplaces, Occupations, Table [2] : " Ages of the People, distinguishing the Sexes, at every year of life, in each of the Registration Counties".

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Click on the unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics	[Gender]	Both Sexes. [1]	TOTAL AT ALL AGES. [2]	Under					Under 5 Years. [8]	5-- [9]	10-- [10]	15-- [11]	20-- [12]	25-- [13]	30-- [14]	35-- [15]	40-- [16]	45-- [17]	50-- [18]	55-- [19]	60-- [20]	65-- [21]	70-- [22]	75-- [23]	80-- [24]	85-- [25]	90-- [26]	95-- [27]	100-- [28]	105 and above [29]
	[Gender]	Both Sexes. [1]	TOTAL AT ALL AGES. [2]	1 Yr. [3]	2 [4]	3 [5]	4 [6]	5 [7]	Under 5 Years. [8]	5-- [9]	10-- [10]	15-- [11]	20-- [12]	25-- [13]	30-- [14]	35-- [15]	40-- [16]	45-- [17]	50-- [18]	55-- [19]	60-- [20]	65-- [21]	70-- [22]	75-- [23]	80-- [24]	85-- [25]	90-- [26]	95-- [27]	100-- [28]	105 and above [29]
Scotland Dep Total	M.	3,360,018	1,603,143	51,057	44,307	46,093	45,271	44,078	230,806	204,625	189,895	167,329	138,441	116,010	100,092	84,674	80,003	67,272	60,916	47,490	43,040	29,172	22,842	11,755	6,180	1,990	489	99	23	0
	F.	-	1,756,875	49,921	43,062	44,788	44,283	42,760	224,814	200,159	182,192	168,286	153,980	138,818	120,175	104,609	95,661	80,094	73,780	57,509	55,345	38,364	31,601	17,077	9,688	3,444	982	241	50	6
Aberdeenshire ScoCnty	M.	246,298	116,768	3,833	3,561	3,543	3,599	3,347	17,883	15,784	14,326	12,663	9,210	7,347	6,475	5,743	5,417	4,721	4,264	3,499	3,301	2,462	1,885	986	538	211	48	4	1	0
	F.	-	129,530	3,791	3,387	3,329	3,418	3,269	17,194	15,358	13,507	12,214	11,030	9,412	8,383	7,425	6,715	5,740	5,196	4,482	4,107	3,223	2,653	1,507	897	361	103	18	4	1
Angus ScoCnty	M.	240,049	107,416	3,582	3,106	3,317	3,213	3,134	16,352	14,455	13,172	11,130	8,157	7,116	6,506	5,563	5,416	4,532	3,937	3,387	3,042	2,004	1,468	698	350	108	19	4	0	0
	F.	-	132,633	3,519	3,028	3,349	3,136	3,076	16,108	14,112	12,949	13,154	12,432	11,103	9,707	8,259	7,705	6,410	5,492	4,293	3,982	2,818	2,205	1,086	547	189	71	9	2	0
Argyll ScoCnty	M.	79,661	38,796	972	869	972	996	986	4,795	4,782	4,769	3,882	2,907	2,459	2,208	2,049	1,865	1,555	1,823	1,391	1,411	992	883	546	326	113	26	11	3	0
	F.	-	40,865	903	820	931	946	967	4,567	4,631	4,410	3,779	3,045	2,792	2,470	2,433	2,078	1,876	1,983	1,640	1,678	1,158	990	629	485	152	41	21	6	1
Ayrshire ScoCnty	M.	200,908	98,244	3,261	2,841	2,978	2,877	2,934	14,891	13,423	12,254	10,233	7,779	6,447	5,647	4,972	4,866	4,142	3,639	2,971	2,538	1,838	1,318	731	380	127	45	3	0	0
	F.	-	102,664	3,204	2,832	2,834	2,917	2,801	14,588	12,891	11,613	9,828	8,278	7,306	6,544	5,683	5,257	4,451	4,071	3,199	3,109	2,248	1,776	995	540	221	55	11	0	0
Banffshire ScoCnty	M.	58,883	27,826	863	809	861	847	794	4,174	4,005	3,701	2,956	2,003	1,490	1,404	1,234	1,229	1,126	1,035	888	815	631	585	304	172	58	12	3	1	0
	F.	-	31,057	851	762	800	783	784	3,980	3,865	3,550	3,054	2,373	1,985	1,808	1,689	1,683	1,359	1,274	1,071	993	786	759	434	244	116	24	10	0	0
Berwickshire ScoCnty	M.	36,382	17,361	541	477	505	500	471	2,494	2,278	2,058	1,846	1,323	1,104	949	891	764	811	685	593	554	399	322	167	95	24	3	1	0	0
	F.	-	19,021	494	406	503	525	487	2,415	2,192	1,980	1,791	1,616	1,459	1,224	1,083	950	898	797	717	613	483	431	206	106	43	12	5	0	0
Buteshire ScoCnty	M.	16,966	7,616	185	150	159	173	198	865	897	966	804	599	471	484	370	374	321	339	293	289	218	155	100	46	16	9	0	0	0
	F.	-	9,350	194	173	181	192	196	936	918	932	877	794	704	618	522	522	455	473	350	389	315	280	142	84	32	7	0	0	0
Caithness ScoCnty	M.	41,011	19,403	489	467	517	518	535	2,526	2,545	2,450	2,117	1,442	1,052	956	973	993	791	732	654	653	565	484	245	162	49	9	4	1	0
	F.	-	21,608	532	427	461	517	531	2,468	2,340	2,412	1,989	1,463	1,365	1,263	1,355	1,216	1,053	1,023	783	843	687	600	377	268	63	30	7	3	0
Clackmannanshire ScoCnty	M.	22,235	10,819	318	289	335	310	306	1,558	1,478	1,465	1,242	859	702	604	545	475	461	411	321	306	180	129	50	25	5	3	0	0	0
	F.	-	11,416	288	275	291	289	299	1,442	1,365	1,368	1,141	975	855	728	668	584	498	465	356	363	252	181	102	49	20	3	1	0	0
Dumfries Shire ScoCnty	M.	74,842	34,831	1,086	939	958	979	945	4,907	4,630	4,469	3,471	2,501	1,941	1,911	1,699	1,666	1,545	1,489	1,296	1,193	817	667	333	205	74	14	3	0	0
	F.	-	40,011	1,043	934	963	929	905	4,774	4,635	4,295	3,790	3,303	2,817	2,498	2,178	2,162	1,869	1,746	1,551	1,512	1,031	916	491	286	119	28	8	2	0
Dunbartonshire ScoCnty	M.	61,116	29,957	973	868	876	872	849	4,438	3,856	3,768	2,991	2,594	2,181	1,915	1,602	1,574	1,212	1,118	791	772	460	381	200	74	25	5	0	0	0
	F.	-	31,159	933	796	852	835	793	4,209	3,682	3,351	2,976	2,727	2,530	2,197	1,871	1,672	1,334	1,245	893	899	607	504	263	134	46	12	5	1	1
East Lothian ScoCnty	M.	37,755	18,069	564	517	544	486	494	2,605	2,380	2,197	1,925	1,362	1,141	1,066	906	912	754	746	620	557	366	290	175	52	13	2	0	0	0
	F.	-	19,686	493	439	507	480	412	2,331	2,383	2,159	1,708	1,592	1,435	1,285	1,210	1,101	970	840	757	670	458	386	236	114	41	8	2	0	0
Fife ScoCnty	M.	160,924	75,206	2,295	2,120	2,221	2,192	2,117	10,945	9,925	9,563	8,070	5,363	4,474	4,180	3,662	3,636	3,441	3,059	2,464	2,300	1,691	1,323	677	326	83	22	2	0	0
	F.	-	85,718	2,233	2,045	2,203	2,153	2,125	10,759	9,740	9,013	8,045	7,153	6,177	5,452	4,922	4,658	4,193	3,798	3,167	2,908	2,136	1,813	1,017	515	195	47	10	0	0
Inverness Shire ScoCnty	M.	84,258	39,360	978	880	970	1,014	1,055	4,897	4,848	4,617	4,152	3,055	2,427	2,292	2,090	2,034	1,604	1,877	1,339	1,407	928	852	468	346	96	25	6	0	0
	F.	-	44,898	976	791	985	954	969	4,675	4,707	4,685	4,156	3,691	3,266	3,115	2,678	2,545	2,041	2,337	1,529	1,917	1,091	1,117	630	510	126	57	21	4	0
Kincardineshire ScoCnty	M.	35,097	17,002	534	463	513	516	490	2,516	2,293	2,044	1,743	1,240	1,030	919	771	793	764	659	594	525	428	352	181	112	33	5	0	0	0
	F.	-	18,095	513	493	511	483	489	2,489	2,249	1,884	1,544	1,405	1,232	1,116	968	932	822	723	649	589	526	437	283	170	57	17	3	0	0
Kinross Shire ScoCnty	M.	7,918	3,748	96	77	120	97	107	497	459	480	404	225	190	181	190	190	170	164	144	143	120	105	55	24	6	1	0	0	0
	F.	-	4,170	93	93	93	86	110	475	455	440	348	312	244	259	248	221	228	190	189	166	147	124	80	28	14	2	0	0	0
Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty	M.	42,087	19,607	558	498	571	533	541	2,701	2,636	2,559	2,052	1,354	1,171	1,064	947	882	866	753	740	664	437	388	196	116	65	10	4	2	0
	F.	-	22,480	589	555	502	545	519	2,710	2,625	2,450	2,094	1,770	1,552	1,409	1,236	1,211	1,030	1,007	886	835	634	505	300	158	48	17	3	0	0
Lanarkshire ScoCnty	M.	787,005	388,392	13,604	11,141	11,284	10,795	10,343	57,167	46,945	42,922	39,949	40,973	34,728	27,519	22,005	20,385	15,832	13,495	9,294	7,589	4,366	3,038	1,371	599	151	49	11	4	0
	F.	-	398,613	13,284	10,907	10,949	10,660	10,205	56,005	46,854	41,161	38,788	37,724	35,356	29,712	24,182	21,884	17,262	15,156	10,577	9,889	6,054	4,456	2,035	1,036	345	102	25	9	1
Midlothian ScoCnty	M.	328,138	153,784	5,048	4,136	4,298	4,237	4,047	21,766	18,208	16,771	16,043	15,084	13,152	11,250	8,830	7,675	6,565	5,556	4,175	3,582	2,345	1,599	743	318	93	21	7	1	0
	F.	-	174,354	4,818	4,166	4,347	4,054	3,894	21,279	18,105	16,064	16,904	17,253	15,708	12,968	10,915	9,685	8,203	7,335	5,861	5,294	3,582	2,858	1,441	624	208	55	9	2	1
Moray ScoCnty	M.	44,549	20,738	620	548	571	626	573	2,938	2,861	2,650	2,413	1,473	1,133	981	945	1,049	922	835	654	640	472	400	212	122	33	4	0	1	0
	F.	-	23,811	586	516	550	548	551	2,751	2,755	2,710	2,432	1,872	1,506	1,395	1,298	1,351	1,162	1,066	837	855	623	573	333	184	82	23	2	1	0
Nairnshire ScoCnty	M.	8,372	3,925	95	89	89	95	101	469	479	456	474	333	245	189	195	226	159	198	120	127	105	76	44	19	10	0	1	0	0
	F.	-	4,447	112	98	91	117	91	509	495	408	453	376	318	284	235	272	221	202	183	177	110	98	56	41	5	3	1	0	0
Orkney ScoCnty	M.	31,274	14,355	342	365	375	389	406	1,877	1,787	1,842	1,455	927	731	727	758	663	626	619	562	507	443	417	236	117	45	11	5	0	0
	F.	-	16,919	398	338	317	352	330	1,735	1,763	1,657	1,538	1,205	1,122	971	1,026	958	903	861	761	721	607	514	313	161	86	11	6	0	0
Peebles Shire ScoCnty	M.	12,218	5,902	185	162	170	165	174	856	761	698	650	461	421	333	319	281	230	238	190	189	111	83	48	22	9	0	1	1	0
	F.	-	6,316	150	151	189	185	152	827	756	676	664	619	514	386	365	319	272	223	203	154	139	103	54	27	12	2	1	0	0
Perthshire ScoCnty	M.	128,550	60,812	1,627	1,526	1,579	1,585	1,524	7,841	7,216	7,024	6,395	4,738	3,899	3,573	3,073	3,001	2,761	2,530	2,294	2,158	1,701	1,409	660	357	151	22	8	1	0
	F.	-	67,738	1,541	1,437	1,472	1,530	1,501	7,481	7,223	6,615	6,043	5,552	4,947	4,440	4,055	3,793	3,404	3,181	2,763	2,749	2,019	1,676	974	562	195	54	11	1	0
Renfrewshire ScoCnty	M.	195,305	93,167	3,158	2,677	2,702	2,661	2,600	13,798	11,898	10,545	9,362	8,608	7,577	6,529	5,345	4,792	3,719	3,299	2,476	2,184	1,276	1,002	461	217	63	12	3	1	0
	F.	-	102,138	3,122	2,612	2,637	2,677	2,582	13,630	11,364	10,613	10,695	9,437	8,771	7,405	6,300	5,584	4,225	3,996	2,859	2,898	1,755	1,426	661	351	118	35	9	5	1
Ross and Cromarty ScoCnty	M.	82,093	38,558	943	883	985	923	964	4,698	4,897	4,712	3,982	2,871	2,264	2,132	1,911	2,051	1,649	1,862	1,259	1,466	920	844	537	349	104	38	8	4	0
	F.	-	43,535	889	802	976	949	934	4,550	4,545	4,627	4,133	3,388	2,990	2,769	2,602	2,509	2,020	2,277	1,525	1,974	1,197	1,091	612	496	152	54	20	4	0
Roxburghshire ScoCnty	M.	48,241	22,949	669	636	665	642	640	3,252	3,004	2,746	2,389	1,841	1,435	1,322	1,190	1,075	1,071	977	762	718	476	359	188	118	21	5	0	0	0
	F.	-	25,292	700	594	669	651	596	3,210	2,939	2,626	2,447	2,232	1,926	1,617	1,562	1,242	1,213	1,135	900	800	562	429	265	127	48	8	3	1	0
Selkirkshire ScoCnty	M.	19,651	9,476	314	285	305	250	285	1,439	1,143	1,054	1,058	908	759	596	458	427	393	345	280	221	171	130	67	19	7	1	0	0	0
	F.	-	10,175	300	256	266	264	255	1,341	1,126	1,035	1,069	1,138	911	679	583	477	437	362	313	271	198	129	57	33	12	4	0	0	0
Shetland ScoCnty	M.	31,608	13,103	371	348	320	415	384	1,838	1,869	1,827	1,331	681	594	638	596	588	481	467	456	497	406	403	250	120	45	15	1	0	0
	F.	-	18,505	338	338	314	365	329	1,684	1,717	1,729	1,593	1,399	1,357	1,186	1,315	1,103	1,020	947	821	723	582	586	377	236	94	30	4	2	0
Stirlingshire ScoCnty	M.	93,345	46,193	1,501	1,263	1,374	1,358	1,352	6,848	6,233	5,623	4,856	3,717	3,191	2,784	2,368	2,300	1,956	1,785	1,329	1,235	842	618	290	156	41	19	2	0	0
	F.	-	47,152	1,558	1,299	1,368	1,340	1,290	6,855	6,005	5,317	4,157	3,678	3,441	3,003	2,709	2,455	2,102	1,983	1,467	1,426	1,010	792	402	229	92	23	5	1	0
Sutherland ScoCnty	M.	23,298	10,942	217	222	205	232	251	1,127	1,302	1,278	1,196	879	669	592	589	551	494	521	388	426	321	279	167	111	35	11	6	0	0
	F.	-	12,356	216	220	226	249	251	1,162	1,124	1,214	1,115	961	830	791	764	717	610	658	527	580	411	381	251	186	54	16	4	0	0
West Lothian ScoCnty	M.	41,379	21,049	743	647	673	678	646	3,387	2,891	2,556	2,165	1,747	1,506	1,284	1,075	1,048	869	730	591	469	275	228	137	60	23	6	0	2	0
	F.	-	20,330	748	595	632	695	629	3,299	2,884	2,400	1,674	1,502	1,456	1,277	1,146	1,030	854	769	588	515	358	291	172	81	27	6	1	0	0
Wigtownshire ScoCnty	M.	38,602	17,769	492	448	538	498	485	2,461	2,457	2,333	1,930	1,227	963	882	810	805	729	729	675	562	406	370	232	127	53	17	1	0	0
	F.	-	20,833	512	477	490	459	438	2,376	2,356	2,342	2,093	1,685	1,431	1,216	1,124	1,070	959	969	812	746	557	521	296	179	71	22	6	2	0

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within Scotland Dep:

Rate	Date
Percentage aged 15-64	1871
Percentage Aged over 65	1871
Percentage aged under 15	1871
Population Density (Persons per Acre)	1871

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