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1921 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 37 : " Sex and Age Constitution of sections of the Population, 1921".
Age. | England and Wales. | URBAN AND RURAL DIVISIONS. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London. | County Boroughs. | Other Urban Areas. | Rural Districts. | Total, all Urban Areas. | ||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | |
(a) Actual Population in Thousands. | ||||||
MalesTotal | 18,075 | 2,072 | 5,971 | 6,157 | 3,876 | 14,199 |
Under 5 | 1,681 | 190 | 566 | 570 | 355 | 1,326 |
5 9 | 1,767 | 200 | 588 | 605 | 373 | 1,394 |
1019 | 3,565 | 394 | 1,173 | 1,219 | 779 | 2,786 |
2029 | 2,788 | 327 | 946 | 944 | 572 | 2,217 |
3039 | 2,555 | 302 | 864 | 877 | 512 | 2,042 |
4049 | 2,385 | 277 | 803 | 823 | 482 | 1,903 |
5059 | 1,753 | 206 | 570 | 594 | 383 | 1,370 |
6069 | 1,051 | 120 | 320 | 350 | 260 | 790 |
7079 | 439 | 46 | 119 | 145 | 128 | 311 |
80 and over | 92 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 60 |
FemalesTotal | 19,811 | 2,413 | 6,611 | 6,812 | 3,976 | 15,836 |
Under 5 | 1,640 | 186 | 554 | 556 | 344 | 1,296 |
5 9 | 1,752 | 200 | 588 | 600 | 366 | 1,387 |
1019 | 3,598 | 422 | 1,223 | 1,244 | 709 | 2,889 |
2029 | 3,323 | 438 | 1,147 | 1,137 | 601 | 2,722 |
3039 | 2,992 | 379 | 1,009 | 1,032 | 571 | 2,421 |
4049 | 2,622 | 321 | 879 | 910 | 512 | 2,110 |
5059 | 1,892 | 231 | 612 | 651 | 397 | 1,495 |
6069 | 1,217 | 144 | 378 | 417 | 278 | 940 |
7079 | 610 | 72 | 177 | 209 | 152 | 458 |
80 and over | 164 | 19 | 43 | 56 | 46 | 118 |
(b) Proportionate Population per 10,000 persons in each section. | ||||||
MalesTotal | 4,771 | 4,619 | 4,746 | 4,748 | 4,936 | 4,728 |
Under 5 | 444 | 423 | 450 | 440 | 453 | 441 |
5 9 | 466 | 446 | 468 | 467 | 474 | 465 |
1019 | 941 | 878 | 932 | 940 | 993 | 928 |
2029 | 735 | 729 | 752 | 728 | 727 | 738 |
3039 | 674 | 672 | 687 | 676 | 652 | 680 |
4049 | 630 | 619 | 638 | 634 | 614 | 634 |
5059 | 462 | 460 | 454 | 458 | 486 | 456 |
6069 | 278 | 268 | 254 | 269 | 332 | 263 |
7079 | 116 | 104 | 94 | 112 | 164 | 103 |
80 and over | 25 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 20 |
FemalesTotal | 5,229 | 5,381 | 5,254 | 5,252 | 5,064 | 5,272 |
Under 5 | 433 | 414 | 441 | 429 | 438 | 432 |
5 9 | 463 | 445 | 467 | 462 | 466 | 462 |
1019 | 950 | 941 | 972 | 959 | 902 | 960 |
2029 | 878 | 977 | 911 | 877 | 766 | 907 |
3039 | 790 | 846 | 802 | 796 | 727 | 806 |
4049 | 692 | 716 | 699 | 702 | 652 | 702 |
5059 | 500 | 515 | 486 | 502 | 506 | 498 |
6069 | 320 | 322 | 301 | 321 | 354 | 313 |
7079 | 161 | 160 | 141 | 161 | 195 | 153 |
80 and over | 42 | 45 | 34 | 43 | 58 | 39 |
(c) Ratio of Proportionate Population in each section to that of England and Wales. | ||||||
MalesTotal | 100 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 103 | 99 |
Under 5 | 100 | 95 | 101 | 99 | 102 | 99 |
5 9 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 100 |
1019 | 100 | 93 | 99 | 100 | 106 | 99 |
2029 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 100 |
3039 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 100 | 97 | 101 |
4049 | 100 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 101 |
5059 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 99 | 105 | 99 |
6069 | 100 | 96 | 91 | 97 | 119 | 95 |
7079 | 100 | 90 | 81 | 97 | 141 | 89 |
80 and over | 100 | 80 | 68 | 96 | 164 | 80 |
FemalesTotal | 100 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 101 |
Under 5 | 100 | 96 | 102 | 99 | 101 | 100 |
5 9 | 100 | 96 | 101 | 100 | 101 | 100 |
1019 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 101 | 95 | 101 |
2029 | 100 | 111 | 104 | 100 | 87 | 103 |
3039 | 100 | 107 | 102 | 101 | 92 | 102 |
4049 | 100 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 94 | 101 |
5059 | 100 | 103 | 97 | 100 | 101 | 100 |
6069 | 100 | 101 | 94 | 100 | 111 | 98 |
7079 | 100 | 99 | 88 | 100 | 121 | 95 |
80 and over | 100 | 107 | 81 | 102 | 138 | 93 |
Age. | England and Wales. | GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS. | Wales (including Mon- mouth- shire). | Central Counties. | Northern Counties. | London and surround- ing Counties. | Southern Counties. | Eastern Counties. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) | (g) | (h) | (k) | (l) | (m) | (n) | |
(a) Actual Population in Thousands. | |||||||
MalesTotal | 18,075 | 1,330 | 3,413 | 6,103 | 4,476 | 1,888 | 865 |
Under 5 | 1,681 | 134 | 325 | 579 | 403 | 160 | 80 |
5 9 | 1,767 | 137 | 337 | 600 | 437 | 172 | 84 |
1019 | 3,565 | 266 | 684 | 1,211 | 873 | 362 | 169 |
2029 | 2,788 | 212 | 527 | 963 | 678 | 284 | 123 |
3039 | 2,555 | 188 | 472 | 876 | 643 | 259 | 115 |
4049 | 2,385 | 167 | 442 | 818 | 605 | 244 | 109 |
5059 | 1,753 | 122 | 322 | 582 | 444 | 196 | 87 |
6069 | 1,051 | 70 | 199 | 331 | 260 | 130 | 61 |
7079 | 439 | 28 | 85 | 122 | 109 | 64 | 31 |
80 and over | 92 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 8 |
FemalesTotal | 19,811 | 1,326 | 3,678 | 6,596 | 5,137 | 2,156 | 918 |
Under 5 | 1,640 | 131 | 317 | 568 | 392 | 155 | 77 |
5 9 | 1,752 | 135 | 336 | 598 | 433 | 169 | 82 |
1019 | 3,598 | 262 | 684 | 1,226 | 908 | 356 | 163 |
2029 | 3,323 | 221 | 618 | 1,130 | 883 | 333 | 139 |
3039 | 2,992 | 190 | 539 | 1,004 | 802 | 325 | 131 |
4049 | 2,622 | 161 | 474 | 880 | 696 | 295 | 117 |
5059 | 1,892 | 114 | 341 | 611 | 499 | 236 | 92 |
6069 | 1,217 | 70 | 224 | 377 | 315 | 166 | 66 |
7079 | 610 | 34 | 114 | 167 | 163 | 93 | 38 |
80 and over | 164 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 29 | 12 |
(b) Proportionate Population per 10,000 persons in each section. | |||||||
MalesTotal | 4,771 | 5,007 | 4,813 | 4,806 | 4,656 | 4,669 | 4,850 |
Under 5 | 444 | 506 | 459 | 456 | 419 | 396 | 446 |
5 9 | 466 | 514 | 476 | 472 | 455 | 425 | 469 |
1019 | 941 | 1,000 | 964 | 954 | 909 | 895 | 947 |
2029 | 735 | 800 | 743 | 758 | 705 | 703 | 690 |
3039 | 674 | 709 | 666 | 689 | 669 | 641 | 648 |
4049 | 630 | 630 | 624 | 644 | 629 | 603 | 609 |
5059 | 462 | 458 | 455 | 458 | 461 | 485 | 487 |
6069 | 278 | 262 | 280 | 262 | 271 | 323 | 339 |
7079 | 116 | 106 | 120 | 97 | 113 | 159 | 171 |
80 and over | 25 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 39 | 44 |
FemalesTotal | 5,229 | 4,993 | 5,187 | 5,194 | 5,344 | 5,331 | 5,150 |
Under 5 | 433 | 492 | 447 | 447 | 408 | 384 | 433 |
5 9 | 463 | 508 | 474 | 471 | 450 | 417 | 461 |
1019 | 950 | 986 | 965 | 965 | 945 | 880 | 912 |
2029 | 878 | 830 | 872 | 890 | 918 | 823 | 780 |
3039 | 790 | 716 | 760 | 791 | 835 | 803 | 737 |
4049 | 692 | 606 | 667 | 693 | 724 | 729 | 655 |
5059 | 500 | 428 | 481 | 481 | 519 | 585 | 516 |
6069 | 320 | 264 | 315 | 296 | 328 | 409 | 371 |
7079 | 161 | 129 | 161 | 131 | 170 | 230 | 216 |
80 and over | 42 | 34 | 45 | 29 | 47 | 71 | 69 |
(c) Ratio of Proportionate Population in each section to that of England and Wales. | |||||||
MalesTotal | 100 | 105 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 102 |
Under 5 | 100 | 114 | 103 | 103 | 94 | 89 | 100 |
5 9 | 100 | 110 | 102 | 101 | 98 | 91 | 101 |
1019 | 100 | 106 | 102 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 101 |
2029 | 100 | 109 | 101 | 103 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
3039 | 100 | 105 | 99 | 102 | 99 | 95 | 96 |
4049 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 97 |
5059 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 105 | 105 |
6069 | 100 | 94 | 101 | 94 | 97 | 116 | 122 |
7079 | 100 | 91 | 103 | 84 | 97 | 137 | 147 |
80 and over | 100 | 88 | 104 | 64 | 100 | 156 | 176 |
FemalesTotal | 100 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 102 | 102 | 98 |
Under 5 | 100 | 114 | 103 | 103 | 94 | 89 | 100 |
5 9 | 100 | 110 | 102 | 102 | 97 | 90 | 100 |
1019 | 100 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 93 | 96 |
2029 | 100 | 95 | 99 | 101 | 105 | 94 | 89 |
3039 | 100 | 91 | 96 | 100 | 106 | 102 | 93 |
4049 | 100 | 88 | 96 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 95 |
5059 | 100 | 86 | 96 | 96 | 104 | 117 | 103 |
6069 | 100 | 83 | 98 | 93 | 103 | 128 | 116 |
7079 | 100 | 80 | 100 | 81 | 106 | 143 | 134 |
80 and over | 100 | 81 | 107 | 69 | 112 | 169 | 164 |
Note.The constitution of the geographical divisions is given on page 19.
[In the table as originally published, the figures for "Geographical Division" were given to the right of those for "Urban and Rural Divisions", so that columns (a) to (n) ran across the head of the page. They have been re-arranged for presentation within Vision of Britain.]