Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1881 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 1,162 Show data context 1,145 Show data context
5 to 9 919 Show data context 881 Show data context
10 to 14 834 Show data context 752 Show data context
15 to 19 753 Show data context 813 Show data context
20 to 24 684 Show data context 906 Show data context
25 to 29 639 Show data context 811 Show data context
30 to 34 483 Show data context 609 Show data context
35 to 39 406 Show data context 456 Show data context
40 to 44 330 Show data context 391 Show data context
45 to 49 246 Show data context 339 Show data context
50 to 54 237 Show data context 273 Show data context
55 to 59 181 Show data context 234 Show data context
60 to 64 171 Show data context 188 Show data context
65 to 69 95 Show data context 118 Show data context
70 to 74 51 Show data context 84 Show data context
75 to 79 39 Show data context 56 Show data context
80 to 84 15 Show data context 20 Show data context
85 & up 5 Show data context 4 Show data context
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Data for 1891 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 1,009 Show data context 1,008 Show data context
5 to 9 1,042 Show data context 1,052 Show data context
10 to 14 1,050 Show data context 1,013 Show data context
15 to 19 915 Show data context 978 Show data context
20 to 24 714 Show data context 980 Show data context
25 to 29 518 Show data context 857 Show data context
30 to 34 504 Show data context 650 Show data context
35 to 39 500 Show data context 584 Show data context
40 to 44 410 Show data context 546 Show data context
45 to 49 380 Show data context 416 Show data context
50 to 54 257 Show data context 350 Show data context
55 to 59 192 Show data context 280 Show data context
60 to 64 177 Show data context 209 Show data context
65 to 69 128 Show data context 168 Show data context
70 to 74 93 Show data context 112 Show data context
75 to 79 36 Show data context 61 Show data context
80 to 84 19 Show data context 29 Show data context
85 & up 6 Show data context 9 Show data context
Not stated
Data for 1931 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 432 Show data context 393 Show data context
5 to 9 513 Show data context 476 Show data context
10 to 14 449 Show data context 458 Show data context
15 to 19 481 Show data context 522 Show data context
20 to 24 470 Show data context 552 Show data context
25 to 29 481 Show data context 558 Show data context
30 to 34 445 Show data context 552 Show data context
35 to 39 387 Show data context 522 Show data context
40 to 44 405 Show data context 521 Show data context
45 to 49 386 Show data context 572 Show data context
50 to 54 381 Show data context 491 Show data context
55 to 59 312 Show data context 425 Show data context
60 to 64 309 Show data context 369 Show data context
65 to 69 207 Show data context 295 Show data context
70 to 74 149 Show data context 239 Show data context
75 to 79 88 Show data context 137 Show data context
80 to 84 35 Show data context 53 Show data context
85 & up 14 Show data context 22 Show data context
Not stated 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 506 Show data context 486 Show data context
5 to 9 390 Show data context 355 Show data context
10 to 14 334 Show data context 334 Show data context
15 to 19 294 Show data context 379 Show data context
20 to 24 343 Show data context 425 Show data context
25 to 29 445 Show data context 465 Show data context
30 to 34 380 Show data context 430 Show data context
35 to 39 417 Show data context 465 Show data context
40 to 44 440 Show data context 474 Show data context
45 to 49 452 Show data context 491 Show data context
50 to 54 401 Show data context 516 Show data context
55 to 59 321 Show data context 476 Show data context
60 to 64 275 Show data context 443 Show data context
65 to 69 237 Show data context 399 Show data context
70 to 74 237 Show data context 344 Show data context
75 to 79 134 Show data context 191 Show data context
80 to 84 69 Show data context 90 Show data context
85 & up 12 Show data context 46 Show data context
Not stated 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 511 Show data context 420 Show data context
5 to 9 445 Show data context 408 Show data context
10 to 14 465 Show data context 478 Show data context
15 to 19 373 Show data context 372 Show data context
20 to 24 299 Show data context 350 Show data context
25 to 29 291 Show data context 376 Show data context
30 to 34 354 Show data context 379 Show data context
35 to 39 394 Show data context 404 Show data context
40 to 44 343 Show data context 421 Show data context
45 to 49 393 Show data context 457 Show data context
50 to 54 430 Show data context 475 Show data context
55 to 59 413 Show data context 490 Show data context
60 to 64 331 Show data context 460 Show data context
65 to 69 244 Show data context 401 Show data context
70 to 74 174 Show data context 328 Show data context
75 to 79 145 Show data context 254 Show data context
80 to 84 78 Show data context 132 Show data context
85 & up 26 Show data context 59 Show data context
Not stated
Data for 1971 Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85 Male Female
0 to 4 525 Show data context 445 Show data context
5 to 9 485 Show data context 465 Show data context
10 to 14 515 Show data context 425 Show data context
15 to 19 480 Show data context 425 Show data context
20 to 24 475 Show data context 475 Show data context
25 to 29 350 Show data context 355 Show data context
30 to 34 320 Show data context 335 Show data context
35 to 39 290 Show data context 340 Show data context
40 to 44 340 Show data context 380 Show data context
45 to 49 405 Show data context 425 Show data context
50 to 54 335 Show data context 390 Show data context
55 to 59 375 Show data context 460 Show data context
60 to 64 365 Show data context 435 Show data context
65 to 69 290 Show data context 420 Show data context
70 to 74 200 Show data context 345 Show data context
75 to 79 115 Show data context 255 Show data context
80 to 84 65 Show data context 170 Show data context
85 & up 30 Show data context 105 Show data context
Not stated
Date: Source:
1881 1891 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the Males and Females for every Quinquennial Period of Life, for the Divisions, Counties, and Civil Parishes of Scotland'
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1931 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 21 , 'Quinquennial Age-Groups and Conjugal Condition (All Ages) - All Burghs and Districts of Counties'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 15 , 'Quinquennial age-groups by conjugal condition (all ages)', for 'Burghs, Wards of Cities, Districts of Counties'
1961 1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Martial Condition', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 8 , 'Population by sex, age and marital condition', for 'County, local authority areas'

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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2011 Key Statistics data. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, and these are the categories we use in our redistricted statistics for modern units.


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Date accessed: 30th April 2024