Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	137,948	138,274
5 to 9	117,774	117,993
10 to 14	110,776	110,370
15 to 19	103,251	108,098
20 to 24	98,965	111,598
25 to 29	88,424	97,409
30 to 34	76,307	81,901
35 to 39	63,582	65,990
40 to 44	57,370	59,361
45 to 49	44,393	45,748
50 to 54	37,064	37,856
55 to 59	23,991	25,831
60 to 64	20,386	23,366
65 to 69	12,685	15,034
70 to 74	8,955	10,465
75 to 79	4,351	5,615
80 to 84	1,880	2,531
85 & up	722	1,037

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	170,850	169,570
5 to 9	141,262	141,692
10 to 14	125,988	126,575
15 to 19	117,529	125,697
20 to 24	114,766	132,879
25 to 29	96,769	113,921
30 to 34	86,735	96,649
35 to 39	75,345	81,741
40 to 44	69,150	74,440
45 to 49	53,871	57,020
50 to 54	46,359	49,527
55 to 59	32,047	34,358
60 to 64	26,417	29,653
65 to 69	14,945	17,707
70 to 74	10,112	12,540
75 to 79	5,237	6,625
80 to 84	2,382	3,158
85 & up	716	1,134

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	195,723	196,564
5 to 9	164,927	166,601
10 to 14	150,290	150,834
15 to 19	136,585	144,547
20 to 24	125,491	141,476
25 to 29	114,120	129,261
30 to 34	100,476	112,139
35 to 39	82,836	93,306
40 to 44	76,294	84,481
45 to 49	62,429	68,989
50 to 54	54,086	59,540
55 to 59	37,711	41,701
60 to 64	31,249	36,719
65 to 69	19,370	23,030
70 to 74	12,313	15,133
75 to 79	5,619	7,500
80 to 84	2,345	3,412
85 & up	800	1,342

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	242,064	245,055
5 to 9	208,693	211,349
10 to 14	181,443	184,760
15 to 19	165,356	175,616
20 to 24	158,155	174,890
25 to 29	145,423	155,613
30 to 34	122,233	130,516
35 to 39	105,095	112,978
40 to 44	94,338	102,899
45 to 49	71,483	80,219
50 to 54	61,989	70,360
55 to 59	44,712	51,964
60 to 64	37,482	45,135
65 to 69	22,334	27,448
70 to 74	14,010	17,938
75 to 79	6,808	9,000
80 to 84	2,574	3,893
85 & up	713	1,281

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	243,237	247,689
5 to 9	227,432	231,098
10 to 14	219,123	224,265
15 to 19	200,174	212,459
20 to 24	176,173	200,292
25 to 29	159,015	177,736
30 to 34	141,730	151,784
35 to 39	125,912	132,090
40 to 44	106,037	113,619
45 to 49	87,130	95,803
50 to 54	73,461	83,332
55 to 59	50,134	58,982
60 to 64	41,300	50,827
65 to 69	26,336	34,145
70 to 74	16,662	22,376
75 to 79	7,555	10,391
80 to 84	2,855	4,393
85 & up	849	1,510

Data for 1901	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	252,704	255,301
5 to 9	233,471	237,285
10 to 14	224,696	228,402
15 to 19	217,751	231,497
20 to 24	211,052	240,360
25 to 29	193,538	216,512
30 to 34	164,949	180,800
35 to 39	144,569	156,530
40 to 44	125,453	134,381
45 to 49	105,274	112,925
50 to 54	84,742	93,944
55 to 59	61,814	72,115
60 to 64	49,798	60,706
65 to 69	29,955	39,197
70 to 74	18,552	25,593
75 to 79	8,950	13,218
80 to 84	3,389	5,568
85 & up	889	1,638

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	259,677	258,405
5 to 9	241,942	243,916
10 to 14	230,090	233,267
15 to 19	220,098	232,106
20 to 24	205,301	234,741
25 to 29	199,095	228,571
30 to 34	192,183	213,966
35 to 39	175,712	190,098
40 to 44	146,848	159,687
45 to 49	123,950	135,536
50 to 54	101,590	112,841
55 to 59	77,524	88,366
60 to 64	58,358	68,144
65 to 69	40,679	51,642
70 to 74	24,155	35,233
75 to 79	10,670	16,797
80 to 84	3,792	6,567
85 & up	1,184	2,358

Date:	Source:
1851	1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the People'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871	1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1881	1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Sub-Districts'
1891	1891 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1901	1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 26 , 'Ages of Persons, Males and Females, in the Registration County, and in Registration Districts, 1901'
1911	1911 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 11 , 'Registration Counties and Registration Districts - Persons, Males and Females in each registration county; Males and Females in each registration district at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups, 1911'

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