Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	78,910	76,950
5 to 9	72,680	71,439
10 to 14	66,215	64,273
15 to 19	59,352	57,415
20 to 24	53,588	53,229
25 to 29	46,121	46,177
30 to 34	40,764	39,240
35 to 39	35,891	34,493
40 to 44	30,708	29,931
45 to 49	25,406	25,314
50 to 54	22,723	22,614
55 to 59	17,739	18,508
60 to 64	16,088	18,029
65 to 69	10,899	12,911
70 to 74	8,367	10,348
75 to 79	5,185	6,844
80 to 84	2,802	4,186
85 & up	1,355	2,220

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	87,774	86,818
5 to 9	77,493	76,280
10 to 14	71,166	68,520
15 to 19	65,904	63,163
20 to 24	56,973	58,759
25 to 29	47,585	48,960
30 to 34	42,949	43,210
35 to 39	37,860	37,851
40 to 44	34,642	33,596
45 to 49	30,203	30,325
50 to 54	26,321	26,029
55 to 59	20,156	20,024
60 to 64	18,030	18,920
65 to 69	12,070	13,819
70 to 74	8,968	11,109
75 to 79	5,606	7,289
80 to 84	2,914	4,305
85 & up	1,298	2,291

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	97,232	96,427
5 to 9	87,819	86,320
10 to 14	78,680	76,844
15 to 19	71,174	66,433
20 to 24	61,358	60,028
25 to 29	51,966	53,148
30 to 34	45,874	46,964
35 to 39	39,648	40,031
40 to 44	36,166	36,462
45 to 49	32,138	32,516
50 to 54	29,230	28,753
55 to 59	23,996	23,909
60 to 64	20,465	21,556
65 to 69	13,784	15,369
70 to 74	10,198	11,601
75 to 79	6,126	7,475
80 to 84	3,296	4,753
85 & up	1,451	2,480

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	105,355	105,027
5 to 9	98,012	97,120
10 to 14	88,460	86,897
15 to 19	80,634	74,827
20 to 24	68,716	66,579
25 to 29	59,068	57,523
30 to 34	50,929	49,894
35 to 39	44,308	44,449
40 to 44	39,626	40,267
45 to 49	33,416	34,933
50 to 54	30,362	31,208
55 to 59	24,668	25,497
60 to 64	22,016	23,336
65 to 69	15,528	17,417
70 to 74	10,836	12,720
75 to 79	6,321	7,860
80 to 84	3,107	4,188
85 & up	1,332	2,119

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	110,145	110,221
5 to 9	103,575	102,754
10 to 14	98,676	97,649
15 to 19	96,601	88,235
20 to 24	85,399	80,706
25 to 29	72,264	69,227
30 to 34	61,278	57,849
35 to 39	53,863	50,650
40 to 44	45,802	44,064
45 to 49	39,648	40,038
50 to 54	34,516	35,340
55 to 59	26,592	27,794
60 to 64	22,982	25,271
65 to 69	16,596	19,123
70 to 74	11,706	13,905
75 to 79	6,980	8,759
80 to 84	3,255	4,448
85 & up	1,302	2,053

Data for 1901	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	122,662	123,049
5 to 9	114,955	114,975
10 to 14	105,353	104,499
15 to 19	101,991	96,141
20 to 24	93,722	93,262
25 to 29	87,204	85,342
30 to 34	76,742	73,197
35 to 39	66,648	62,806
40 to 44	55,642	52,397
45 to 49	47,727	45,525
50 to 54	40,305	39,410
55 to 59	31,355	32,581
60 to 64	26,164	28,373
65 to 69	17,855	20,489
70 to 74	12,184	14,749
75 to 79	7,163	9,242
80 to 84	3,274	4,761
85 & up	1,241	2,027

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	142,996	142,239
5 to 9	135,068	134,383
10 to 14	121,034	121,173
15 to 19	117,614	111,098
20 to 24	111,277	103,392
25 to 29	106,521	98,524
30 to 34	96,724	90,462
35 to 39	89,563	81,887
40 to 44	75,177	69,068
45 to 49	63,233	58,177
50 to 54	50,443	47,368
55 to 59	39,772	37,959
60 to 64	30,656	30,669
65 to 69	22,995	25,439
70 to 74	15,130	18,751
75 to 79	7,918	10,344
80 to 84	3,380	5,091
85 & up	1,353	2,268

Data for 1921	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	134,329	130,836
5 to 9	136,507	134,880
10 to 14	136,794	136,459
15 to 19	128,879	125,257
20 to 24	109,860	112,963
25 to 29	102,578	107,590
30 to 34	95,558	97,456
35 to 39	92,766	92,529
40 to 44	85,204	84,802
45 to 49	82,168	76,212
50 to 54	68,037	63,257
55 to 59	53,666	50,509
60 to 64	39,922	39,559
65 to 69	29,774	30,577
70 to 74	18,160	21,256
75 to 79	9,984	13,201
80 to 84	4,333	6,411
85 & up	1,475	2,726

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	102,916	101,500
5 to 9	122,766	120,238
10 to 14	122,455	119,794
15 to 19	118,849	108,501
20 to 24	105,940	104,136
25 to 29	101,758	104,319
30 to 34	94,307	99,379
35 to 39	88,051	94,100
40 to 44	82,684	85,660
45 to 49	79,437	80,458
50 to 54	73,122	73,705
55 to 59	66,241	63,305
60 to 64	52,212	50,695
65 to 69	38,252	39,041
70 to 74	23,941	27,294
75 to 79	13,001	15,772
80 to 84	5,112	7,373
85 & up	1,733	3,212

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	112,888	108,100
5 to 9	97,413	93,715
10 to 14	90,440	87,189
15 to 19	81,873	84,573
20 to 24	84,264	86,536
25 to 29	97,364	97,103
30 to 34	89,335	91,740
35 to 39	93,692	95,012
40 to 44	94,693	96,108
45 to 49	91,726	94,330
50 to 54	81,753	88,806
55 to 59	69,323	78,589
60 to 64	58,944	68,858
65 to 69	49,290	58,480
70 to 74	37,396	46,463
75 to 79	24,047	29,856
80 to 84	10,421	14,792
85 & up	3,738	6,793

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	102,793	97,667
5 to 9	96,134	92,087
10 to 14	109,521	104,797
15 to 19	92,961	89,047
20 to 24	78,700	75,523
25 to 29	77,386	74,168
30 to 34	81,684	80,171
35 to 39	92,009	91,102
40 to 44	84,723	87,654
45 to 49	87,645	89,646
50 to 54	87,165	90,351
55 to 59	80,042	86,254
60 to 64	65,624	78,939
65 to 69	50,505	67,264
70 to 74	36,085	52,033
75 to 79	22,919	35,896
80 to 84	11,922	20,571
85 & up	5,138	10,103

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	109,865	104,738
5 to 9	115,617	109,401
10 to 14	106,200	100,626
15 to 19	96,157	92,562
20 to 24	100,461	97,043
25 to 29	84,484	83,019
30 to 34	78,326	75,481
35 to 39	76,712	75,510
40 to 44	81,545	81,388
45 to 49	90,088	91,397
50 to 54	81,957	86,641
55 to 59	81,072	87,486
60 to 64	75,477	87,062
65 to 69	62,966	79,635
70 to 74	42,522	64,474
75 to 79	24,579	44,305
80 to 84	12,369	26,322
85 & up	5,925	15,350

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	85,679	80,959
5 to 9	95,434	89,983
10 to 14	111,727	107,390
15 to 19	113,121	109,531
20 to 24	95,024	92,304
25 to 29	87,384	87,115
30 to 34	99,834	98,742
35 to 39	85,983	84,994
40 to 44	78,422	76,618
45 to 49	75,244	74,959
50 to 54	78,088	79,607
55 to 59	82,253	87,232
60 to 64	70,586	81,198
65 to 69	64,072	77,839
70 to 74	49,523	68,683
75 to 79	30,260	51,381
80 to 84	13,490	29,884
85 & up	5,703	16,725

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	95,560	91,165
5 to 9	92,852	88,790
10 to 14	89,798	84,572
15 to 19	94,668	90,610
20 to 24	98,227	99,528
25 to 29	99,994	102,831
30 to 34	93,593	96,538
35 to 39	89,739	91,850
40 to 44	102,280	102,760
45 to 49	87,332	87,992
50 to 54	79,021	78,535
55 to 59	74,534	76,881
60 to 64	74,640	80,339
65 to 69	73,104	84,020
70 to 74	54,270	72,257
75 to 79	38,488	60,104
80 to 84	21,118	43,423
85 & up	10,515	33,218

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	86,042	81,848
5 to 9	94,745	90,577
10 to 14	100,964	94,995
15 to 19	93,209	91,503
20 to 24	84,369	85,060
25 to 29	81,247	85,103
30 to 34	95,550	102,757
35 to 39	103,798	108,351
40 to 44	95,586	99,876
45 to 49	90,862	93,619
50 to 54	103,276	105,061
55 to 59	87,514	89,335
60 to 64	75,188	77,735
65 to 69	66,351	72,178
70 to 74	57,230	68,482
75 to 79	45,793	64,022
80 to 84	26,287	46,068
85 & up	15,794	42,577

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	91,573	86,728
5 to 9	83,643	79,436
10 to 14	91,180	86,568
15 to 19	101,391	97,729
20 to 24	108,765	103,159
25 to 29	93,762	91,966
30 to 34	87,553	87,141
35 to 39	90,338	92,707
40 to 44	104,491	108,664
45 to 49	108,528	112,183
50 to 54	98,961	102,638
55 to 59	91,854	95,069
60 to 64	100,867	104,018
65 to 69	81,116	84,891
70 to 74	64,504	70,039
75 to 79	48,994	59,208
80 to 84	32,888	46,344
85 & up	23,820	50,740

Date:	Source:
1851	1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the People'
1861 - 2011	Census of Population
1871	1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1901	1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 26 , 'Ages of Persons, Males and Females, in the Registration County, and in Registration Districts, 1901'
1921	1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 14 , 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions in combination'

 

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