Lambeth District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 14,118 Show data context 17,453 Show data context
1811 19,907 Show data context 25,876 Show data context
1821 28,071 Show data context 34,356 Show data context
1831 41,817 Show data context 50,833 Show data context
1841 55,207 Show data context 65,909 Show data context
1851 66,821 Show data context 79,458 Show data context
1861 78,831 Show data context 93,984 Show data context
1881 133,937 Show data context 154,292 Show data context
1891 152,458 Show data context 174,808 Show data context
1911 176,593 Show data context 198,404 Show data context
1921 177,595 Show data context 206,220 Show data context
1931 179,399 Show data context 205,429 Show data context
1951 148,330 Show data context 166,961 Show data context
1961 161,156 Show data context 175,229 Show data context
1971 140,936 Show data context 152,803 Show data context
1981 116,349 Show data context 125,706 Show data context
1991 114,645 Show data context 126,294 Show data context
2001 131,327 Show data context 135,009 Show data context
2011 150,921 Show data context 152,165 Show data context
2021 153,839 Show data context 163,643 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 8 , 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 1911'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 14 , 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions in combination'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 15 , 'Ages and Marital Conditions - Abridged Analysis'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 22 , 'Ages (quinary) by Marital Condition - Abridged Analysis', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Marital Condition', for 'LAA, Con, NT'
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Tables SAS06 and SAS07)
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (Table SAS02: "Age and Marital Status: All Residents)
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S02 Age and marital status: Residents [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table CS001 - Age by sex and resident type)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table LC1117EW - "Sex by age")
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) by "Sex")

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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lambeth District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 21st January 2026