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• Total Population 1801 to 2011: Population grew from 754,879 in 1801 to 4,533,222 in 2011.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 2011: In 1861, only 5.17 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 17.05 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 167.28 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1861, and the lowest was 4.29 in 2011.
• Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 34.26 per cent of all workers worked in manufacturing, but in 2011 this had fallen to 13.15 per cent.
• Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 11.09 per cent in 1991, and the lowest was .94 in 1961.
• Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 1.777 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2011 23.59 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
• Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 15.96 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, and in 2011 this had risen to 20.34 per cent.
• Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 16.18 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .58 per cent.

We have created these time series for the modern local authority area by using a Geographical Information System to re-district statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.

Alternative names

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Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DERBYSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LEICESTERSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LINCOLNSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
AMBER VALLEY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ASHFIELD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BASSETLAW	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BLABY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BOLSOVER	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BOSTON	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BROXTOWE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHARNWOOD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHESTERFIELD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CORBY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DAVENTRY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DERBY UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DERBYSHIRE DALES	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST LINDSEY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EREWASH	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GEDLING	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HARBOROUGH	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HIGH PEAK	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
KETTERING	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LEICESTER UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LINCOLN	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MANSFIELD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MELTON	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NEWARK AND SHERWOOD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTHAMPTON	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH KESTEVEN	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NOTTINGHAM UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
OADBY AND WIGSTON	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RUSHCLIFFE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RUTLAND UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH HOLLAND	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH KESTEVEN	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WELLINGBOROUGH	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST LINDSEY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)