Age Structure (Irish 1821 classification)

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Age Groups used in 1821 Irish Census 1821
0 to 4 1,040,665 Show data context
5 to 9 920,757 Show data context
10 to 14 827,906 Show data context
15 to 19 828,293 Show data context
20 to 29 1,195,478 Show data context
30 to 39 780,756 Show data context
40 to 49 524,347 Show data context
50 to 59 408,455 Show data context
60 to 69 185,482 Show data context
70 to 79 65,000 Show data context
80 to 89 13,779 Show data context
90 to 99 1,963 Show data context
100 Up 349 Show data context
Age unknown 8,597 Show data context
Date: Source:
1821 1821 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [2] , 'Ages of Persons'

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This classification was used in the Enumeration Abstract of the 1821 Irish Census. Unusually, no breakdown by gender was included, and as a single group covers ages 60 to 69 this cannot be mapped to standard definitions of working age.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ireland Dep through time | Population Statistics | Age Structure (Irish 1821 classification), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10061337/cube/AGE_IRL1821

Date accessed: 06th October 2024