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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	133,317	132,103
5 to 9	119,314	118,604
10 to 14	112,214	108,374
15 to 19	100,561	92,817
20 to 24	93,413	89,811
25 to 29	76,144	79,373
30 to 34	65,796	69,558
35 to 39	58,794	61,699
40 to 44	55,232	57,937
45 to 49	45,865	48,587
50 to 54	40,644	41,955
55 to 59	32,423	32,409
60 to 64	29,674	30,744
65 to 69	20,986	21,892
70 to 74	16,045	16,931
75 to 79	9,284	10,025
80 to 84	4,393	4,973
85 & up	1,639	2,208
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	162,970	162,852
5 to 9	150,533	149,318
10 to 14	141,201	136,214
15 to 19	124,580	117,009
20 to 24	104,792	109,069
25 to 29	87,609	95,844
30 to 34	76,925	84,816
35 to 39	69,712	75,124
40 to 44	63,645	69,509
45 to 49	53,720	59,270
50 to 54	47,984	53,425
55 to 59	39,904	43,576
60 to 64	36,857	40,460
65 to 69	26,772	29,842
70 to 74	19,019	21,406
75 to 79	11,462	12,867
80 to 84	5,557	6,402
85 & up	2,018	2,793
75 & up

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	162,400	163,422
5 to 9	162,790	161,869
10 to 14	157,991	154,207
15 to 19	141,033	132,932
20 to 24	116,245	127,213
25 to 29	100,761	114,775
30 to 34	87,161	98,323
35 to 39	76,932	86,717
40 to 44	69,256	79,000
45 to 49	61,597	69,029
50 to 54	53,650	61,066
55 to 59	43,382	49,535
60 to 64	37,915	43,738
65 to 69	29,668	34,280
70 to 74	22,794	26,752
75 to 79	13,409	15,833
80 to 84	6,049	7,900
85 & up	2,424	3,597
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	168,885	165,900
5 to 9	168,210	166,830
10 to 14	165,612	160,637
15 to 19	161,736	151,180
20 to 24	150,568	152,691
25 to 29	138,517	152,264
30 to 34	127,124	143,666
35 to 39	115,462	131,372
40 to 44	101,092	116,661
45 to 49	89,912	104,106
50 to 54	76,134	87,678
55 to 59	61,707	71,996
60 to 64	51,297	61,212
65 to 69	42,062	50,806
70 to 74	28,391	36,824
75 to 79	17,107	23,018
80 to 84	8,296	12,044
85 & up	3,631	6,088
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	142,523	139,210
5 to 9	157,280	152,334
10 to 14	153,559	148,311
15 to 19	167,776	160,848
20 to 24	171,851	169,253
25 to 29	158,910	163,730
30 to 34	134,160	153,301
35 to 39	120,607	148,973
40 to 44	119,917	147,315
45 to 49	118,237	144,105
50 to 54	112,359	136,092
55 to 59	100,347	119,079
60 to 64	83,865	102,666
65 to 69	67,074	84,363
70 to 74	46,063	62,294
75 to 79	26,485	39,000
80 to 84	12,329	20,483
85 & up	5,091	10,627
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	211,072	201,592
5 to 9	181,877	173,134
10 to 14	161,364	154,463
15 to 19	170,890	150,167
20 to 24	165,009	160,309
25 to 29	165,340	174,159
30 to 34	159,288	170,377
35 to 39	174,699	188,922
40 to 44	181,639	193,846
45 to 49	171,769	182,272
50 to 54	142,444	168,633
55 to 59	120,199	153,171
60 to 64	109,377	148,316
65 to 69	96,884	134,832
70 to 74	75,370	111,744
75 to 79	49,530	76,955
80 to 84	23,846	43,108
85 & up	9,972	23,603
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	229,016	217,383
5 to 9	208,936	198,264
10 to 14	235,237	224,062
15 to 19	198,196	189,247
20 to 24	173,371	166,573
25 to 29	169,036	170,206
30 to 34	178,508	182,687
35 to 39	187,618	197,593
40 to 44	177,215	188,753
45 to 49	188,026	201,484
50 to 54	188,307	202,986
55 to 59	169,602	189,022
60 to 64	133,601	174,118
65 to 69	109,354	156,961
70 to 74	84,955	134,548
75 to 79	57,446	100,630
80 to 84	31,060	62,473
85 & up	14,515	37,427
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	273,228	258,619
5 to 9	288,326	272,995
10 to 14	255,796	241,495
15 to 19	231,571	215,559
20 to 24	221,375	228,849
25 to 29	208,667	214,471
30 to 34	193,677	194,169
35 to 39	189,595	190,244
40 to 44	192,470	198,006
45 to 49	194,787	207,537
50 to 54	179,387	193,877
55 to 59	182,330	201,598
60 to 64	172,666	204,212
65 to 69	146,251	187,270
70 to 74	98,049	151,779
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	107,913	217,035

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	215,139	203,384
5 to 9	237,887	225,706
10 to 14	280,489	266,098
15 to 19	297,842	278,487
20 to 24	250,618	236,996
25 to 29	229,543	227,958
30 to 34	269,684	272,365
35 to 39	233,943	234,335
40 to 44	206,294	204,420
45 to 49	196,182	195,452
50 to 54	194,962	200,422
55 to 59	191,722	207,266
60 to 64	166,813	190,292
65 to 69	158,155	193,492
70 to 74	131,012	178,874
75 to 79	85,289	141,357
80 to 84	40,449	90,697
85 & up	21,296	67,379
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	246,847	235,969
5 to 9	232,925	220,740
10 to 14	228,652	216,902
15 to 19	241,105	231,223
20 to 24	263,150	264,715
25 to 29	284,340	285,429
30 to 34	268,280	268,627
35 to 39	250,831	253,461
40 to 44	284,943	288,917
45 to 49	240,249	240,489
50 to 54	203,818	203,564
55 to 59	188,364	190,993
60 to 64	178,573	193,479
65 to 69	164,288	196,545
70 to 74	130,180	172,424
75 to 79	101,853	157,504
80 to 84	61,722	117,855
85 & up	32,997	97,017
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	242,263	230,391
5 to 9	260,360	246,096
10 to 14	265,238	250,967
15 to 19	249,766	235,363
20 to 24	233,224	228,590
25 to 29	248,311	251,622
30 to 34	291,747	302,503
35 to 39	316,237	321,407
40 to 44	288,269	287,849
45 to 49	258,203	260,619
50 to 54	282,522	287,724
55 to 59	232,391	235,831
60 to 64	190,039	196,057
65 to 69	168,018	182,261
70 to 74	144,836	173,381
75 to 79	113,173	159,313
80 to 84	71,580	120,489
85 & up	49,369	126,271
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	273,825	260,410
5 to 9	250,195	237,863
10 to 14	263,517	249,358
15 to 19	277,823	263,861
20 to 24	270,841	263,446
25 to 29	263,534	264,523
30 to 34	266,024	272,447
35 to 39	284,695	293,316
40 to 44	318,221	326,575
45 to 49	324,463	328,795
50 to 54	282,878	284,956
55 to 59	245,086	250,679
60 to 64	261,924	273,475
65 to 69	205,415	218,875
70 to 74	160,646	178,759
75 to 79	128,445	153,946
80 to 84	91,069	127,658
85 & up	70,697	146,510
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	254,215	241,359
5 to 9	283,317	268,897
10 to 14	291,987	277,105
15 to 19	270,643	253,502
20 to 24	262,420	254,096
25 to 29	269,131	277,006
30 to 34	290,631	312,891
35 to 39	293,882	313,877
40 to 44	294,956	309,480
45 to 49	302,420	312,173
50 to 54	322,618	334,546
55 to 59	315,838	325,321
60 to 64	267,229	275,222
65 to 69	223,291	239,194
70 to 74	227,387	254,218
75 to 79	165,592	192,188
80 to 84	109,826	139,647
85 & up	94,674	158,634
75 & up

Date	Source
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'
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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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.

the South East Government Region : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up