Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,176,753	1,171,354
5 to 9	1,050,228	1,042,131
10 to 14	963,995	949,362
15 to 19	873,236	883,953
20 to 24	795,455	871,152
25 to 29	699,345	771,130
30 to 34	617,889	658,237
35 to 39	532,680	555,879
40 to 44	474,211	494,398
45 to 49	392,882	406,107
50 to 54	346,104	362,697
55 to 59	254,892	271,395
60 to 64	227,240	254,080
65 to 69	151,640	175,879
70 to 74	114,730	135,432
75 to 79	65,016	81,086
80 to 84	31,690	42,150
85 & up	13,239	19,960

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,354,907	1,345,875
5 to 9	1,172,960	1,171,106
10 to 14	1,059,889	1,045,287
15 to 19	957,930	974,712
20 to 24	860,210	969,283
25 to 29	734,287	834,877
30 to 34	661,690	725,088
35 to 39	590,280	634,262
40 to 44	551,058	583,069
45 to 49	453,310	477,530
50 to 54	392,196	414,367
55 to 59	299,000	315,004
60 to 64	265,536	290,704
65 to 69	175,538	201,034
70 to 74	128,428	152,917
75 to 79	71,780	88,860
80 to 84	34,256	45,403
85 & up	13,004	20,587

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,536,464	1,534,812
5 to 9	1,350,819	1,355,687
10 to 14	1,220,770	1,203,469
15 to 19	1,084,713	1,095,699
20 to 24	951,917	1,052,843
25 to 29	843,278	937,299
30 to 34	746,320	813,675
35 to 39	640,819	700,534
40 to 44	590,097	639,705
45 to 49	506,947	546,094
50 to 54	455,788	488,901
55 to 59	345,907	372,261
60 to 64	294,675	328,010
65 to 69	205,370	235,868
70 to 74	149,887	174,086
75 to 79	82,091	99,896
80 to 84	38,573	51,265
85 & up	14,499	23,206

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,757,657	1,763,207
5 to 9	1,568,579	1,578,817
10 to 14	1,402,230	1,398,101
15 to 19	1,268,269	1,278,963
20 to 24	1,112,354	1,215,872
25 to 29	981,278	1,066,714
30 to 34	840,259	905,210
35 to 39	744,924	796,475
40 to 44	672,971	726,383
45 to 49	547,508	603,863
50 to 54	485,758	536,317
55 to 59	381,998	424,466
60 to 64	340,555	387,067
65 to 69	231,549	270,920
70 to 74	158,333	191,622
75 to 79	89,847	112,475
80 to 84	41,171	54,579
85 & up	14,662	23,486

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,766,616	1,785,263
5 to 9	1,692,490	1,701,172
10 to 14	1,609,997	1,612,107
15 to 19	1,464,207	1,485,089
20 to 24	1,246,390	1,398,490
25 to 29	1,110,465	1,238,641
30 to 34	977,337	1,049,202
35 to 39	865,076	916,422
40 to 44	745,168	800,651
45 to 49	641,868	694,371
50 to 54	549,298	610,228
55 to 59	413,034	470,702
60 to 64	356,671	415,865
65 to 69	259,526	312,153
70 to 74	185,117	232,605
75 to 79	101,674	131,539
80 to 84	43,704	61,935
85 & up	16,209	27,499

Data for 1901	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,855,361	1,861,347
5 to 9	1,738,993	1,748,298
10 to 14	1,670,970	1,670,770
15 to 19	1,607,522	1,638,621
20 to 24	1,472,644	1,648,278
25 to 29	1,328,288	1,496,221
30 to 34	1,157,666	1,273,665
35 to 39	1,034,459	1,110,924
40 to 44	897,484	953,138
45 to 49	759,955	813,233
50 to 54	636,254	692,749
55 to 59	497,498	555,079
60 to 64	410,447	480,226
65 to 69	282,403	347,270
70 to 74	195,465	250,868
75 to 79	113,096	151,384
80 to 84	52,137	76,631
85 & up	17,971	30,528

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,936,113	1,918,270
5 to 9	1,847,295	1,849,501
10 to 14	1,747,631	1,752,057
15 to 19	1,654,895	1,681,726
20 to 24	1,502,652	1,673,066
25 to 29	1,455,783	1,623,277
30 to 34	1,375,872	1,501,303
35 to 39	1,261,432	1,351,838
40 to 44	1,075,076	1,157,535
45 to 49	926,102	999,487
50 to 54	768,231	834,449
55 to 59	608,005	670,426
60 to 64	477,151	542,803
65 to 69	365,896	440,918
70 to 74	236,868	316,685
75 to 79	127,466	182,463
80 to 84	56,403	87,761
85 & up	22,737	41,319

Data for 1921	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,044,317	4,920,792
5 to 9	5,299,680	5,257,398
10 to 14	5,511,375	5,468,113
15 to 19	5,183,470	5,325,693
20 to 24	4,345,154	5,108,900
25 to 29	4,019,880	4,860,871
30 to 34	3,843,960	4,558,947
35 to 39	3,819,963	4,415,738
40 to 44	3,669,162	4,134,363
45 to 49	3,486,474	3,731,895
50 to 54	2,913,063	3,129,390
55 to 59	2,344,823	2,547,349
60 to 64	1,803,706	2,042,305
65 to 69	1,348,089	1,610,098
70 to 74	841,473	1,128,960
75 to 79	475,620	702,114
80 to 84	200,991	338,571
85 & up	74,517	152,883

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,510,214	1,480,083
5 to 9	1,677,845	1,644,811
10 to 14	1,620,431	1,586,814
15 to 19	1,709,512	1,724,989
20 to 24	1,699,141	1,795,346
25 to 29	1,628,993	1,728,107
30 to 34	1,433,289	1,621,997
35 to 39	1,283,010	1,520,029
40 to 44	1,229,346	1,434,207
45 to 49	1,186,554	1,367,385
50 to 54	1,116,319	1,265,318
55 to 59	987,445	1,081,032
60 to 64	778,064	878,887
65 to 69	577,970	692,700
70 to 74	376,480	494,271
75 to 79	204,179	295,684
80 to 84	83,640	142,188
85 & up	30,578	65,519

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,903,556	1,814,087
5 to 9	1,616,393	1,545,542
10 to 14	1,428,601	1,383,333
15 to 19	1,335,299	1,369,175
20 to 24	1,427,228	1,500,231
25 to 29	1,625,799	1,654,084
30 to 34	1,513,922	1,564,583
35 to 39	1,632,545	1,690,673
40 to 44	1,657,866	1,707,340
45 to 49	1,556,408	1,615,765
50 to 54	1,317,921	1,506,890
55 to 59	1,089,294	1,333,711
60 to 64	938,813	1,204,027
65 to 69	780,640	1,048,784
70 to 74	591,207	836,630
75 to 79	374,500	549,190
80 to 84	164,813	281,240
85 & up	60,828	136,970

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,843,621	1,748,467
5 to 9	1,668,169	1,589,305
10 to 14	1,904,878	1,815,476
15 to 19	1,620,026	1,576,890
20 to 24	1,432,710	1,442,220
25 to 29	1,444,233	1,398,489
30 to 34	1,499,626	1,480,712
35 to 39	1,613,967	1,623,484
40 to 44	1,491,776	1,540,822
45 to 49	1,581,800	1,643,086
50 to 54	1,573,601	1,643,874
55 to 59	1,406,141	1,518,268
60 to 64	1,094,903	1,360,402
65 to 69	818,017	1,158,719
70 to 74	598,978	941,180
75 to 79	388,795	679,263
80 to 84	204,450	400,216
85 & up	90,106	211,679

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,002,850	1,901,890
5 to 9	2,074,250	1,969,805
10 to 14	1,865,280	1,761,725
15 to 19	1,696,110	1,617,515
20 to 24	1,876,075	1,855,075
25 to 29	1,612,130	1,579,180
30 to 34	1,460,280	1,411,020
35 to 39	1,409,830	1,376,415
40 to 44	1,466,780	1,468,345
45 to 49	1,551,800	1,583,660
50 to 54	1,411,950	1,485,405
55 to 59	1,433,690	1,541,950
60 to 64	1,330,190	1,510,720
65 to 69	1,063,320	1,336,445
70 to 74	691,950	1,086,145
75 to 79	409,695	775,800
80 to 84	217,035	490,145
85 & up	109,770	315,355

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,488,996	1,414,593
5 to 9	1,641,651	1,555,391
10 to 14	1,960,368	1,866,339
15 to 19	2,001,191	1,938,901
20 to 24	1,751,644	1,720,504
25 to 29	1,619,811	1,609,527
30 to 34	1,814,262	1,808,858
35 to 39	1,538,771	1,528,210
40 to 44	1,391,479	1,377,724
45 to 49	1,337,715	1,328,567
50 to 54	1,366,387	1,393,759
55 to 59	1,387,529	1,461,930
60 to 64	1,182,038	1,325,213
65 to 69	1,086,389	1,311,537
70 to 74	856,578	1,167,927
75 to 79	528,817	876,667
80 to 84	234,638	521,625
85 & up	104,442	306,215

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,696,490	1,620,504
5 to 9	1,599,942	1,523,373
10 to 14	1,532,420	1,455,826
15 to 19	1,636,388	1,569,640
20 to 24	1,844,945	1,887,143
25 to 29	1,958,136	2,013,511
30 to 34	1,801,124	1,822,348
35 to 39	1,645,753	1,663,242
40 to 44	1,824,240	1,838,183
45 to 49	1,537,650	1,536,471
50 to 54	1,361,160	1,359,274
55 to 59	1,274,898	1,292,305
60 to 64	1,235,811	1,323,373
65 to 69	1,153,220	1,337,839
70 to 74	870,140	1,144,747
75 to 79	651,627	1,012,067
80 to 84	374,679	739,196
85 & up	188,517	574,001

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,584,238	1,510,113
5 to 9	1,694,494	1,613,362
10 to 14	1,754,025	1,671,040
15 to 19	1,643,970	1,573,329
20 to 24	1,553,168	1,568,842
25 to 29	1,684,728	1,750,247
30 to 34	1,952,656	2,031,307
35 to 39	2,019,716	2,073,506
40 to 44	1,814,838	1,841,350
45 to 49	1,632,770	1,663,153
50 to 54	1,780,545	1,810,598
55 to 59	1,466,921	1,495,299
60 to 64	1,249,588	1,295,045
65 to 69	1,100,875	1,191,665
70 to 74	944,021	1,130,543
75 to 79	733,144	1,021,899
80 to 84	435,184	743,033
85 & up	280,780	731,481

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,789,744	1,707,006
5 to 9	1,604,914	1,530,797
10 to 14	1,668,191	1,590,486
15 to 19	1,808,009	1,731,376
20 to 24	1,919,169	1,888,076
25 to 29	1,914,298	1,922,311
30 to 34	1,842,456	1,841,459
35 to 39	1,855,920	1,876,241
40 to 44	2,027,932	2,071,157
45 to 49	2,028,286	2,072,240
50 to 54	1,786,690	1,815,004
55 to 59	1,573,599	1,610,316
60 to 64	1,658,007	1,719,155
65 to 69	1,299,081	1,375,080
70 to 74	1,032,457	1,146,215
75 to 79	804,697	972,850
80 to 84	552,538	785,467
85 & up	407,388	847,300

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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