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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	212,009	205,250
5 to 9	184,317	178,867
10 to 14	165,120	157,608
15 to 19	150,428	156,991
20 to 24	127,476	152,830
25 to 29	101,220	131,589
30 to 34	90,665	111,543
35 to 39	78,477	95,545
40 to 44	73,821	88,639
45 to 49	62,371	73,004
50 to 54	56,405	67,922
55 to 59	42,956	51,278
60 to 64	40,643	53,398
65 to 69	24,549	32,871
70 to 74	17,840	25,703
75 to 79	10,677	15,311
80 to 84	5,933	9,415
85 & up	2,474	4,454
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	258,425	252,166
5 to 9	227,783	222,241
10 to 14	205,748	199,243
15 to 19	189,673	188,597
20 to 24	166,562	177,129
25 to 29	137,044	151,491
30 to 34	112,052	125,130
35 to 39	97,972	113,796
40 to 44	90,665	105,753
45 to 49	73,562	88,611
50 to 54	66,543	80,864
55 to 59	50,889	62,313
60 to 64	45,455	59,899
65 to 69	31,215	41,542
70 to 74	22,863	32,494
75 to 79	13,448	19,098
80 to 84	7,058	11,062
85 & up	2,518	4,669
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	268,158	264,587
5 to 9	257,900	255,858
10 to 14	246,763	243,371
15 to 19	233,443	229,294
20 to 24	201,771	217,710
25 to 29	182,023	203,714
30 to 34	170,201	185,340
35 to 39	157,581	167,062
40 to 44	133,146	142,625
45 to 49	115,253	125,771
50 to 54	98,215	107,461
55 to 59	79,120	87,150
60 to 64	59,930	69,673
65 to 69	46,120	58,404
70 to 74	32,167	48,284
75 to 79	16,451	26,175
80 to 84	7,414	13,073
85 & up	2,997	6,320
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	213,598	209,748
5 to 9	229,401	226,312
10 to 14	214,547	211,268
15 to 19	219,162	220,130
20 to 24	205,792	215,785
25 to 29	186,546	202,487
30 to 34	162,247	187,248
35 to 39	143,892	172,262
40 to 44	134,474	157,769
45 to 49	129,889	150,694
50 to 54	126,699	139,834
55 to 59	115,547	122,474
60 to 64	91,681	100,090
65 to 69	68,115	80,693
70 to 74	46,006	60,179
75 to 79	24,546	35,691
80 to 84	9,775	16,705
85 & up	2,712	5,656
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	240,970	229,794
5 to 9	202,462	195,320
10 to 14	195,653	190,838
15 to 19	173,152	188,676
20 to 24	172,385	191,704
25 to 29	187,212	193,958
30 to 34	166,059	178,822
35 to 39	177,645	190,835
40 to 44	179,992	190,137
45 to 49	168,663	180,875
50 to 54	141,347	166,606
55 to 59	115,756	144,901
60 to 64	97,900	126,794
65 to 69	83,219	108,932
70 to 74	65,707	85,619
75 to 79	41,583	56,163
80 to 84	17,823	28,026
85 & up	4,596	8,851
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	240,093	229,133
5 to 9	215,076	205,660
10 to 14	230,092	219,050
15 to 19	187,385	186,741
20 to 24	159,353	173,650
25 to 29	161,043	165,965
30 to 34	162,756	169,715
35 to 39	170,487	176,851
40 to 44	153,229	167,243
45 to 49	163,851	178,783
50 to 54	164,303	177,911
55 to 59	147,280	165,249
60 to 64	113,158	146,379
65 to 69	83,438	121,112
70 to 74	60,216	93,653
75 to 79	40,216	65,154
80 to 84	21,713	36,177
85 & up	6,330	11,697
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	227,761	215,173
5 to 9	239,587	227,749
10 to 14	226,061	215,255
15 to 19	197,727	192,362
20 to 24	181,413	184,224
25 to 29	150,481	153,846
30 to 34	142,705	149,191
35 to 39	142,498	150,768
40 to 44	146,728	156,947
45 to 49	151,892	162,274
50 to 54	134,787	152,308
55 to 59	137,910	158,598
60 to 64	128,653	154,650
65 to 69	101,847	135,565
70 to 74	64,051	105,977
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	62,971	128,995

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	158,009	149,848
5 to 9	176,068	167,837
10 to 14	217,796	206,669
15 to 19	227,021	218,482
20 to 24	198,699	194,223
25 to 29	171,810	169,746
30 to 34	180,160	177,970
35 to 39	149,214	150,476
40 to 44	140,973	146,610
45 to 49	139,210	145,895
50 to 54	139,263	149,756
55 to 59	138,088	151,020
60 to 64	114,296	136,516
65 to 69	105,618	134,927
70 to 74	83,069	120,202
75 to 79	50,725	91,555
80 to 84	22,506	55,685
85 & up	10,485	35,081
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	162,932	153,849
5 to 9	162,249	154,493
10 to 14	160,461	151,233
15 to 19	168,185	162,501
20 to 24	182,978	190,016
25 to 29	188,292	201,453
30 to 34	183,134	191,515
35 to 39	165,682	170,082
40 to 44	177,227	179,114
45 to 49	145,904	150,580
50 to 54	135,428	143,579
55 to 59	129,756	141,927
60 to 64	122,711	139,996
65 to 69	110,636	134,543
70 to 74	79,818	112,071
75 to 79	57,549	96,164
80 to 84	31,653	68,898
85 & up	14,986	49,398
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	142,360	134,514
5 to 9	157,030	150,108
10 to 14	165,583	157,287
15 to 19	160,935	156,338
20 to 24	157,116	157,271
25 to 29	154,112	163,191
30 to 34	184,674	197,420
35 to 39	194,618	208,336
40 to 44	184,176	193,734
45 to 49	166,925	170,544
50 to 54	174,118	176,989
55 to 59	140,835	147,164
60 to 64	124,651	137,082
65 to 69	110,009	129,107
70 to 74	90,053	116,864
75 to 79	66,057	99,466
80 to 84	36,355	68,634
85 & up	22,887	65,468
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	149,224	143,597
5 to 9	137,976	131,641
10 to 14	149,615	142,000
15 to 19	168,115	162,711
20 to 24	181,059	182,881
25 to 29	169,961	175,671
30 to 34	158,646	163,049
35 to 39	166,230	173,826
40 to 44	191,440	203,258
45 to 49	200,319	210,610
50 to 54	184,198	191,629
55 to 59	162,197	168,694
60 to 64	164,725	171,797
65 to 69	124,671	136,527
70 to 74	100,691	119,903
75 to 79	76,818	101,296
80 to 84	48,592	75,933
85 & up	32,967	72,936
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	127,846	120,658
5 to 9	144,798	137,133
10 to 14	154,209	147,515
15 to 19	152,840	147,049
20 to 24	168,819	172,713
25 to 29	165,657	172,033
30 to 34	173,672	183,232
35 to 39	168,284	178,021
40 to 44	162,727	171,358
45 to 49	160,053	169,038
50 to 54	188,988	202,405
55 to 59	198,155	210,437
60 to 64	180,536	191,119
65 to 69	152,482	163,342
70 to 74	135,292	149,663
75 to 79	100,115	118,418
80 to 84	60,153	81,653
85 & up	47,982	82,505
75 & up

Date	Source
1861 - 2021	Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up