Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	929,266	367,070
Economically inactive	85,743	726,894

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,032,620	429,726
Economically inactive	134,372	817,990

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,086,780	490,667
Economically inactive	157,130	825,303

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,088,461	600,708
Economically inactive	248,256	813,046

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,110,455	686,656
Economically inactive	307,607	810,521

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,126,016	830,905
Economically inactive	399,338	799,408

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,110,700	915,590
Economically inactive	388,471	606,103

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	1,231,766	1,080,264
Economically inactive	427,048	597,454

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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Date:

Acknowledgments:

2011

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