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1931 Census of England and Wales, General Report, Table 47 : " Marital Conditions: Proportions by Sex in Age Groups, England and Wales (1891-1931) and Geographical Regions (1931)".
Proportions per 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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England and Wales | Density Aggregates, 1931 | Geographical Regions, 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||
1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | Greater London | County Boroughs Outside Greater London | Other Urban Areas Outside Greater London | Rural Districts Outside Greater London | South East | N.1 | N.2 | N.3 | N.4 | M.1 | M.2 | East | South West | W.1 | W.2 | ||
MALES | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ages last Birthday: | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 and over | Single | 406 | 411 | 403 | 365 | 356 | 360 | 349 | 350 | 371 | 359 | 370 | 378 | 340 | 353 | 352 | 336 | 356 | 349 | 379 | 399 |
Married | 540 | 536 | 545 | 584 | 593 | 595 | 598 | 598 | 575 | 594 | 575 | 567 | 607 | 593 | 598 | 612 | 589 | 597 | 566 | 539 | |
Widowed | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 62 | |
15-19 | Single | 996 | 997 | 998 | 996 | 997 | 997 | 997 | 997 | 998 | 997 | 998 | 996 | 997 | 997 | 997 | 997 | 997 | 997 | 997 | 998 |
Married | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20-24 | Single | 805 | 826 | 857 | 822 | 861 | 862 | 851 | 860 | 876 | 867 | 851 | 860 | 848 | 860 | 853 | 837 | 865 | 876 | 865 | 909 |
Married | 193 | 173 | 142 | 177 | 138 | 137 | 148 | 139 | 123 | 132 | 148 | 139 | 151 | 139 | 146 | 162 | 134 | 123 | 134 | 90 | |
Widowed | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
25-34 | Single | 343 | 359 | 386 | 341 | 352 | 353 | 336 | 342 | 393 | 359 | 345 | 374 | 319 | 350 | 338 | 311 | 366 | 381 | 376 | 468 |
Married | 645 | 631 | 606 | 649 | 641 | 640 | 656 | 651 | 601 | 634 | 646 | 618 | 673 | 642 | 655 | 682 | 628 | 613 | 615 | 525 | |
Widowed | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
35-44 | Single | 147 | 158 | 169 | 150 | 125 | 118 | 116 | 121 | 154 | 124 | 127 | 146 | 111 | 121 | 112 | 108 | 141 | 144 | 151 | 200 |
Married | 818 | 812 | 806 | 827 | 855 | 863 | 862 | 859 | 828 | 858 | 848 | 831 | 867 | 858 | 869 | 872 | 841 | 839 | 824 | 778 | |
Widowed | 35 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 22 | |
45-54 | Single | 100 | 110 | 121 | 120 | 108 | 100 | 102 | 106 | 131 | 105 | 118 | 135 | 101 | 105 | 100 | 95 | 118 | 117 | 131 | 151 |
Married | 827 | 819 | 818 | 831 | 848 | 859 | 849 | 850 | 829 | 856 | 827 | 816 | 852 | 846 | 856 | 861 | 841 | 846 | 815 | 803 | |
Widowed | 73 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 49 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 55 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 54 | 46 | |
55-64 | Single | 84 | 89 | 99 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 98 | 101 | 120 | 98 | 116 | 129 | 100 | 101 | 95 | 90 | 109 | 101 | 124 | 134 |
Married | 771 | 764 | 762 | 782 | 796 | 810 | 789 | 796 | 788 | 812 | 762 | 764 | 789 | 781 | 801 | 807 | 801 | 812 | 754 | 756 | |
Widowed | 145 | 147 | 139 | 114 | 102 | 96 | 113 | 103 | 92 | 90 | 122 | 107 | 111 | 118 | 104 | 103 | 90 | 87 | 122 | 110 | |
65-74 | Single | 78 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 89 | 102 | 91 | 96 | 114 | 87 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 92 | 88 | 116 | 125 | |
Married | 630 | 630 | 654 | 673 | 685 | 660 | 673 | 682 | 696 | 635 | 648 | 655 | 638 | 679 | 680 | 697 | 707 | 620 | 635 | ||
Widowed | 292 | 285 | 255 | 235 | 224 | 254 | 238 | 216 | 213 | 269 | 238 | 258 | 272 | 236 | 242 | 211 | 205 | 264 | 240 | ||
75-84 | Single | 73 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 66 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 82 | 96 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 92 | 95 |
Married | 590 | 443 | 443 | 468 | 474 | 489 | 457 | 468 | 487 | 502 | 422 | 459 | 434 | 420 | 474 | 464 | 504 | 517 | 419 | 445 | |
Widowed | 337 | 491 | 488 | 459 | 454 | 435 | 477 | 462 | 435 | 425 | 496 | 445 | 502 | 510 | 457 | 478 | 431 | 415 | 489 | 460 | |
85 and over | Single | 62 | 61 | 70 | 56 | 65 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 40 | 45 | 74 | 97 | |
Married | 263 | 258 | 272 | 268 | 280 | 254 | 265 | 273 | 289 | 213 | 276 | 217 | 226 | 267 | 246 | 262 | 294 | 224 | 255 | ||
Widowed | 675 | 681 | 658 | 676 | 655 | 694 | 680 | 673 | 654 | 719 | 661 | 728 | 718 | 678 | 706 | 698 | 662 | 702 | 648 | ||
FEMALES | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ages last Birthday: | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 and over | Single | 387 | 395 | 390 | 368 | 354 | 380 | 354 | 347 | 335 | 371 | 322 | 353 | 338 | 363 | 348 | 332 | 328 | 351 | 313 | 380 |
Married | 499 | 497 | 506 | 520 | 534 | 506 | 529 | 543 | 262 | 515 | 570 | 534 | 553 | 523 | 544 | 567 | 560 | 528 | 584 | 498 | |
Widowed | 114 | 108 | 104 | 112 | 112 | 114 | 117 | 110 | 103 | 114 | 108 | 113 | 109 | 114 | 108 | 101 | 112 | 121 | 103 | 122 | |
15-19 | Single | 981 | 985 | 988 | 982 | 982 | 985 | 982 | 981 | 980 | 984 | 975 | 978 | 981 | 985 | 984 | 980 | 978 | 979 | 974 | 986 |
Married | 19 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 14 | |
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20-24 | Single | 701 | 726 | 757 | 726 | 742 | 766 | 746 | 733 | 715 | 756 | 683 | 718 | 931 | 769 | 742 | 716 | 711 | 743 | 685 | 787 |
Married | 296 | 272 | 242 | 270 | 257 | 233 | 253 | 266 | 284 | 243 | 315 | 280 | 268 | 230 | 257 | 283 | 288 | 256 | 313 | 212 | |
Widowed | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
25-34 | Single | 326 | 340 | 355 | 337 | 330 | 359 | 329 | 319 | 312 | 349 | 281 | 322 | 309 | 352 | 314 | 294 | 307 | 337 | 280 | 403 |
Married | 653 | 643 | 632 | 631 | 658 | 628 | 657 | 669 | 678 | 638 | 704 | 665 | 679 | 636 | 675 | 695 | 682 | 651 | 706 | 587 | |
Widowed | 21 | 17 | 13 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
35-44 | Single | 164 | 185 | 196 | 192 | 194 | 218 | 185 | 188 | 191 | 217 | 142 | 193 | 177 | 202 | 174 | 168 | 178 | 216 | 134 | 239 |
Married | 761 | 751 | 753 | 746 | 752 | 725 | 755 | 760 | 766 | 728 | 798 | 752 | 771 | 742 | 774 | 784 | 772 | 734 | 815 | 713 | |
Widowed | 75 | 64 | 51 | 62 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 52 | 43 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 48 | |
45-54 | Single | 124 | 136 | 158 | 164 | 164 | 180 | 152 | 162 | 168 | 186 | 116 | 170 | 143 | 165 | 145 | 136 | 154 | 193 | 101 | 201 |
Married | 706 | 705 | 709 | 721 | 720 | 692 | 718 | 729 | 743 | 695 | 762 | 715 | 743 | 709 | 742 | 760 | 751 | 703 | 786 | 692 | |
Widowed | 170 | 159 | 133 | 115 | 116 | 128 | 130 | 109 | 89 | 119 | 122 | 115 | 114 | 126 | 113 | 104 | 95 | 104 | 113 | 107 | |
55-64 | Single | 110 | 117 | 132 | 153 | 156 | 168 | 141 | 160 | 163 | 182 | 105 | 162 | 131 | 152 | 136 | 123 | 150 | 195 | 88 | 191 |
Married | 573 | 569 | 584 | 600 | 619 | 584 | 610 | 626 | 658 | 593 | 650 | 615 | 639 | 602 | 643 | 673 | 667 | 609 | 676 | 591 | |
Widowed | 317 | 314 | 284 | 247 | 225 | 248 | 249 | 214 | 179 | 225 | 245 | 223 | 230 | 246 | 221 | 204 | 183 | 196 | 236 | 218 | |
65-74 | Single | 111 | 121 | 139 | 158 | 169 | 143 | 165 | 157 | 183 | 103 | 157 | 131 | 149 | 142 | 123 | 146 | 194 | 88 | 184 | |
Married | 368 | 375 | 393 | 411 | 376 | 386 | 412 | 478 | 399 | 416 | 410 | 406 | 371 | 429 | 462 | 482 | 427 | 445 | 393 | ||
Widowed | 521 | 504 | 468 | 431 | 455 | 471 | 423 | 365 | 418 | 481 | 433 | 463 | 480 | 429 | 415 | 372 | 379 | 467 | 423 | ||
75-84 | Single | 108 | 111 | 120 | 132 | 147 | 161 | 134 | 157 | 139 | 172 | 93 | 144 | 116 | 136 | 136 | 108 | 128 | 182 | 74 | 158 |
Married | 319 | 176 | 177 | 187 | 192 | 170 | 167 | 192 | 245 | 190 | 176 | 192 | 169 | 155 | 200 | 225 | 246 | 213 | 197 | 184 | |
Widowed | 573 | 713 | 703 | 681 | 661 | 669 | 699 | 651 | 616 | 638 | 731 | 664 | 715 | 709 | 664 | 667 | 626 | 605 | 729 | 658 | |
85 and over | Single | 119 | 126 | 130 | 142 | 162 | 134 | 152 | 124 | 163 | 95 | 128 | 113 | 131 | 133 | 114 | 114 | 166 | 69 | 128 | |
Married | 59 | 55 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 51 | 60 | 76 | 60 | 49 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 81 | 69 | 64 | 72 | ||
Widowed | 822 | 819 | 803 | 797 | 782 | 815 | 788 | 800 | 777 | 856 | 809 | 839 | 821 | 810 | 821 | 805 | 765 | 867 | 800 |