Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,365,808	1,353,806
5 to 9	1,222,334	1,209,878
10 to 14	1,126,549	1,104,258
15 to 19	1,019,091	1,037,942
20 to 24	924,067	1,022,958
25 to 29	803,677	897,096
30 to 34	706,429	763,203
35 to 39	608,542	644,951
40 to 44	545,106	577,109
45 to 49	449,441	471,616
50 to 54	399,676	427,726
55 to 59	291,381	315,747
60 to 64	260,557	298,814
65 to 69	173,683	205,120
70 to 74	132,255	159,475
75 to 79	74,931	94,750
80 to 84	37,379	50,920
85 & up	15,798	24,276

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,566,916	1,551,125
5 to 9	1,357,277	1,349,973
10 to 14	1,225,009	1,202,895
15 to 19	1,108,358	1,131,703
20 to 24	987,686	1,122,113
25 to 29	835,507	966,466
30 to 34	752,355	836,631
35 to 39	668,757	729,807
40 to 44	624,879	671,708
45 to 49	515,681	550,534
50 to 54	448,601	482,289
55 to 59	341,956	366,282
60 to 64	306,179	344,102
65 to 69	200,087	233,905
70 to 74	146,268	178,620
75 to 79	82,457	104,171
80 to 84	40,189	54,818
85 & up	15,478	25,041

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,016,082	2,015,373
5 to 9	1,796,362	1,801,058
10 to 14	1,607,978	1,597,344
15 to 19	1,457,942	1,467,560
20 to 24	1,278,916	1,393,001
25 to 29	1,118,322	1,218,205
30 to 34	952,311	1,030,340
35 to 39	842,896	910,271
40 to 44	763,636	832,136
45 to 49	621,070	692,474
50 to 54	552,301	617,181
55 to 59	432,887	486,779
60 to 64	386,010	446,966
65 to 69	262,764	312,462
70 to 74	181,196	224,116
75 to 79	103,295	131,573
80 to 84	48,229	65,641
85 & up	17,180	28,155

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,021,398	2,032,872
5 to 9	1,934,216	1,937,040
10 to 14	1,839,234	1,835,110
15 to 19	1,675,161	1,692,524
20 to 24	1,420,498	1,588,002
25 to 29	1,255,597	1,406,140
30 to 34	1,106,347	1,190,593
35 to 39	978,822	1,040,093
40 to 44	842,475	908,511
45 to 49	726,527	792,350
50 to 54	623,269	698,817
55 to 59	468,593	539,096
60 to 64	406,252	479,834
65 to 69	293,246	357,634
70 to 74	209,947	268,493
75 to 79	115,914	152,990
80 to 84	50,808	73,730
85 & up	19,260	33,035

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,204,271	2,182,857
5 to 9	2,105,195	2,105,359
10 to 14	1,994,394	1,995,428
15 to 19	1,888,338	1,911,020
20 to 24	1,704,423	1,890,776
25 to 29	1,637,805	1,826,991
30 to 34	1,546,072	1,686,643
35 to 39	1,419,014	1,518,900
40 to 44	1,208,217	1,300,160
45 to 49	1,041,347	1,125,258
50 to 54	866,444	941,910
55 to 59	687,121	757,575
60 to 64	537,083	612,476
65 to 69	412,019	499,321
70 to 74	269,044	364,969
75 to 79	143,920	208,640
80 to 84	63,819	100,834
85 & up	25,735	47,639

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,723,812	1,689,831
5 to 9	1,907,246	1,871,123
10 to 14	1,834,978	1,798,082
15 to 19	1,928,674	1,945,119
20 to 24	1,904,933	2,011,131
25 to 29	1,815,539	1,930,594
30 to 34	1,595,536	1,809,245
35 to 39	1,426,902	1,692,291
40 to 44	1,363,820	1,591,976
45 to 49	1,316,443	1,518,079
50 to 54	1,243,018	1,405,152
55 to 59	1,102,992	1,203,506
60 to 64	869,745	978,977
65 to 69	646,085	773,393
70 to 74	422,486	554,450
75 to 79	228,725	331,375
80 to 84	93,415	158,893
85 & up	34,094	73,537

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,144,526	2,043,881
5 to 9	1,818,855	1,740,862
10 to 14	1,624,254	1,574,171
15 to 19	1,508,451	1,557,851
20 to 24	1,599,613	1,691,935
25 to 29	1,813,011	1,848,042
30 to 34	1,679,981	1,743,405
35 to 39	1,810,190	1,881,508
40 to 44	1,837,858	1,897,477
45 to 49	1,725,071	1,796,640
50 to 54	1,459,268	1,673,496
55 to 59	1,205,050	1,478,612
60 to 64	1,036,713	1,330,821
65 to 69	863,859	1,157,716
70 to 74	656,914	922,249
75 to 79	416,083	605,353
80 to 84	182,636	309,266
85 & up	67,200	150,421

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,083,724	1,977,600
5 to 9	1,883,235	1,794,965
10 to 14	2,134,964	2,034,526
15 to 19	1,807,417	1,763,631
20 to 24	1,592,063	1,615,870
25 to 29	1,605,276	1,564,454
30 to 34	1,662,382	1,650,427
35 to 39	1,784,454	1,800,335
40 to 44	1,645,005	1,708,065
45 to 49	1,745,651	1,821,869
50 to 54	1,737,904	1,821,786
55 to 59	1,553,421	1,683,516
60 to 64	1,208,061	1,506,781
65 to 69	901,455	1,279,831
70 to 74	659,194	1,034,833
75 to 79	429,011	744,417
80 to 84	226,163	436,393
85 & up	99,151	229,863

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,231,332	2,117,723
5 to 9	2,314,358	2,198,107
10 to 14	2,091,819	1,977,263
15 to 19	1,895,524	1,810,376
20 to 24	2,072,704	2,048,892
25 to 29	1,770,435	1,737,317
30 to 34	1,608,421	1,563,452
35 to 39	1,557,263	1,529,815
40 to 44	1,618,140	1,628,244
45 to 49	1,708,762	1,749,501
50 to 54	1,551,558	1,641,580
55 to 59	1,576,862	1,705,083
60 to 64	1,463,899	1,670,001
65 to 69	1,169,947	1,477,066
70 to 74	759,817	1,197,545
75 to 79	449,055	851,648
80 to 84	237,524	535,213
85 & up	120,187	342,110

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,646,848	1,564,293
5 to 9	1,817,293	1,722,809
10 to 14	2,176,984	2,072,111
15 to 19	2,224,789	2,154,922
20 to 24	1,946,065	1,911,655
25 to 29	1,788,957	1,777,951
30 to 34	1,992,347	1,985,887
35 to 39	1,686,236	1,677,983
40 to 44	1,530,826	1,523,504
45 to 49	1,475,136	1,473,573
50 to 54	1,503,944	1,542,503
55 to 59	1,523,681	1,611,739
60 to 64	1,294,390	1,460,599
65 to 69	1,189,890	1,444,822
70 to 74	937,622	1,285,493
75 to 79	577,531	963,740
80 to 84	255,339	571,555
85 & up	113,308	332,963

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,859,634	1,774,536
5 to 9	1,762,396	1,678,053
10 to 14	1,693,044	1,607,215
15 to 19	1,805,366	1,732,737
20 to 24	2,029,901	2,078,479
25 to 29	2,148,021	2,215,677
30 to 34	1,985,373	2,014,402
35 to 39	1,812,318	1,833,761
40 to 44	2,002,303	2,017,717
45 to 49	1,684,323	1,687,415
50 to 54	1,497,246	1,503,224
55 to 59	1,405,312	1,434,612
60 to 64	1,359,227	1,463,905
65 to 69	1,264,697	1,473,022
70 to 74	950,761	1,257,734
75 to 79	710,084	1,109,638
80 to 84	407,091	809,961
85 & up	204,120	626,414

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,726,597	1,644,626
5 to 9	1,851,524	1,763,470
10 to 14	1,919,606	1,828,326
15 to 19	1,804,903	1,729,666
20 to 24	1,710,285	1,726,113
25 to 29	1,838,840	1,913,435
30 to 34	2,137,327	2,228,728
35 to 39	2,214,335	2,281,838
40 to 44	1,999,014	2,035,083
45 to 49	1,799,695	1,833,697
50 to 54	1,954,661	1,987,585
55 to 59	1,607,754	1,642,461
60 to 64	1,374,240	1,432,126
65 to 69	1,210,886	1,320,770
70 to 74	1,034,075	1,247,408
75 to 79	799,201	1,121,364
80 to 84	471,539	811,664
85 & up	303,667	796,948

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,938,968	1,850,603
5 to 9	1,742,890	1,662,438
10 to 14	1,817,806	1,732,486
15 to 19	1,976,124	1,894,087
20 to 24	2,100,228	2,070,957
25 to 29	2,084,259	2,097,982
30 to 34	2,001,102	2,004,508
35 to 39	2,022,150	2,050,067
40 to 44	2,219,372	2,274,415
45 to 49	2,228,605	2,282,850
50 to 54	1,970,888	2,006,633
55 to 59	1,735,796	1,779,010
60 to 64	1,822,732	1,890,952
65 to 69	1,423,752	1,511,607
70 to 74	1,133,148	1,266,118
75 to 79	881,515	1,074,146
80 to 84	601,130	861,400
85 & up	440,355	920,236

Date:	Source:
1851	Great Britain Historical GIS Project
1861 - 2011	Census of Population

 

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2011

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