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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,176,753	1,171,354
5 to 9	1,050,228	1,042,131
10 to 14	963,995	949,362
15 to 19	873,236	883,953
20 to 24	795,455	871,152
25 to 29	699,345	771,130
30 to 34	617,889	658,237
35 to 39	532,680	555,879
40 to 44	474,211	494,398
45 to 49	392,882	406,107
50 to 54	346,104	362,697
55 to 59	254,892	271,395
60 to 64	227,240	254,080
65 to 69	151,640	175,879
70 to 74	114,730	135,432
75 to 79	65,016	81,086
80 to 84	31,690	42,150
85 & up	13,239	19,960
75 & up

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,349,853	1,340,766
5 to 9	1,168,154	1,166,346
10 to 14	1,055,340	1,040,976
15 to 19	954,087	970,961
20 to 24	857,520	966,055
25 to 29	732,135	832,196
30 to 34	659,591	722,726
35 to 39	588,268	631,946
40 to 44	548,967	580,924
45 to 49	451,558	475,535
50 to 54	390,471	412,696
55 to 59	297,734	313,544
60 to 64	264,354	289,401
65 to 69	174,596	199,977
70 to 74	127,680	152,043
75 to 79	71,278	88,290
80 to 84	34,028	45,121
85 & up	12,909	20,425
75 & up

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,536,464	1,534,812
5 to 9	1,350,819	1,355,687
10 to 14	1,220,770	1,203,469
15 to 19	1,084,713	1,095,699
20 to 24	951,917	1,052,843
25 to 29	843,278	937,299
30 to 34	746,320	813,675
35 to 39	640,819	700,534
40 to 44	590,097	639,705
45 to 49	506,947	546,094
50 to 54	455,788	488,901
55 to 59	345,907	372,261
60 to 64	294,675	328,010
65 to 69	205,370	235,868
70 to 74	149,887	174,086
75 to 79	82,091	99,896
80 to 84	38,573	51,265
85 & up	14,499	23,206
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,751,100	1,756,856
5 to 9	1,562,230	1,572,785
10 to 14	1,395,942	1,392,385
15 to 19	1,262,679	1,273,856
20 to 24	1,108,119	1,211,591
25 to 29	977,953	1,063,138
30 to 34	837,434	902,057
35 to 39	742,291	793,730
40 to 44	670,482	723,572
45 to 49	545,378	601,463
50 to 54	483,565	533,984
55 to 59	379,158	422,433
60 to 64	339,752	385,118
65 to 69	230,209	269,413
70 to 74	157,333	190,550
75 to 79	89,234	111,680
80 to 84	40,870	54,215
85 & up	14,539	23,318
75 & up

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,762,388	1,780,987
5 to 9	1,688,209	1,696,929
10 to 14	1,605,762	1,607,961
15 to 19	1,460,497	1,481,332
20 to 24	1,243,912	1,395,213
25 to 29	1,108,085	1,235,726
30 to 34	975,260	1,046,815
35 to 39	863,269	914,252
40 to 44	743,500	798,687
45 to 49	640,295	692,523
50 to 54	547,846	608,406
55 to 59	411,812	469,246
60 to 64	355,540	414,533
65 to 69	258,573	310,987
70 to 74	184,349	231,619
75 to 79	101,145	130,875
80 to 84	43,440	61,633
85 & up	16,121	27,325
75 & up

Data for 1901	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,855,361	1,861,347
5 to 9	1,738,993	1,748,298
10 to 14	1,670,970	1,670,770
15 to 19	1,607,522	1,638,621
20 to 24	1,472,644	1,648,278
25 to 29	1,328,288	1,496,221
30 to 34	1,157,666	1,273,665
35 to 39	1,034,459	1,110,924
40 to 44	897,484	953,138
45 to 49	759,955	813,233
50 to 54	636,254	692,749
55 to 59	497,498	555,079
60 to 64	410,447	480,226
65 to 69	282,403	347,270
70 to 74	195,465	250,868
75 to 79	113,096	151,384
80 to 84	52,137	76,631
85 & up	17,971	30,528
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,932,710	1,914,827
5 to 9	1,843,600	1,845,961
10 to 14	1,743,792	1,748,371
15 to 19	1,651,085	1,677,915
20 to 24	1,499,708	1,669,361
25 to 29	1,453,202	1,619,922
30 to 34	1,373,355	1,498,256
35 to 39	1,259,002	1,348,957
40 to 44	1,072,799	1,154,868
45 to 49	924,032	997,043
50 to 54	766,401	832,373
55 to 59	606,510	668,625
60 to 64	475,866	541,336
65 to 69	364,858	439,600
70 to 74	236,149	315,642
75 to 79	126,997	181,813
80 to 84	56,176	87,420
85 & up	22,624	41,142
75 & up

Data for 1921	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,681,439	1,640,264
5 to 9	1,766,560	1,752,366
10 to 14	1,837,125	1,822,701
15 to 19	1,727,823	1,775,231
20 to 24	1,448,385	1,703,067
25 to 29	1,339,960	1,620,290
30 to 34	1,281,320	1,519,649
35 to 39	1,273,321	1,471,913
40 to 44	1,223,054	1,378,121
45 to 49	1,162,158	1,243,968
50 to 54	971,021	1,043,130
55 to 59	781,608	849,117
60 to 64	601,235	680,768
65 to 69	449,363	536,699
70 to 74	280,491	376,320
75 to 79	158,540	234,038
80 to 84	66,997	112,857
85 & up	24,839	50,961
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,507,401	1,477,446
5 to 9	1,674,719	1,641,813
10 to 14	1,617,440	1,583,969
15 to 19	1,706,290	1,721,619
20 to 24	1,696,091	1,791,897
25 to 29	1,625,951	1,724,862
30 to 34	1,430,650	1,618,807
35 to 39	1,280,336	1,516,781
40 to 44	1,226,744	1,431,089
45 to 49	1,184,166	1,364,358
50 to 54	1,114,012	1,262,489
55 to 59	985,315	1,078,550
60 to 64	776,267	876,754
65 to 69	576,468	690,787
70 to 74	375,409	492,863
75 to 79	203,547	294,742
80 to 84	83,339	141,702
85 & up	30,449	65,269
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,899,640	1,810,250
5 to 9	1,613,125	1,542,445
10 to 14	1,425,710	1,380,459
15 to 19	1,331,851	1,366,224
20 to 24	1,423,950	1,497,123
25 to 29	1,622,641	1,650,785
30 to 34	1,511,018	1,561,529
35 to 39	1,629,322	1,687,089
40 to 44	1,654,424	1,703,539
45 to 49	1,552,947	1,612,094
50 to 54	1,314,989	1,503,336
55 to 59	1,086,643	1,330,391
60 to 64	936,471	1,200,891
65 to 69	778,704	1,046,056
70 to 74	589,600	834,383
75 to 79	373,537	547,674
80 to 84	164,318	280,343
85 & up	60,582	136,499
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,840,062	1,745,037
5 to 9	1,664,643	1,585,956
10 to 14	1,900,680	1,811,412
15 to 19	1,616,554	1,573,553
20 to 24	1,429,998	1,439,598
25 to 29	1,441,476	1,395,732
30 to 34	1,496,621	1,477,639
35 to 39	1,610,764	1,620,049
40 to 44	1,488,763	1,537,602
45 to 49	1,578,492	1,639,355
50 to 54	1,570,117	1,639,977
55 to 59	1,402,853	1,514,562
60 to 64	1,092,252	1,356,966
65 to 69	815,753	1,155,637
70 to 74	597,226	938,620
75 to 79	387,674	677,324
80 to 84	203,790	398,952
85 & up	89,833	210,931
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,999,241	1,899,272
5 to 9	2,071,816	1,967,537
10 to 14	1,862,206	1,759,146
15 to 19	1,689,793	1,613,705
20 to 24	1,745,371	1,766,167
25 to 29	1,549,768	1,541,760
30 to 34	1,419,015	1,386,084
35 to 39	1,373,351	1,354,113
40 to 44	1,431,752	1,444,574
45 to 49	1,512,848	1,555,361
50 to 54	1,377,156	1,455,549
55 to 59	1,396,751	1,507,761
60 to 64	1,295,368	1,475,094
65 to 69	1,030,542	1,298,617
70 to 74	665,743	1,042,611
75 to 79	409,695	775,800
80 to 84	217,035	490,145
85 & up	109,770	315,355
75 & up	676,178	1,402,032

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,492,085	1,417,514
5 to 9	1,646,773	1,559,210
10 to 14	1,971,367	1,874,180
15 to 19	2,051,469	1,965,754
20 to 24	1,802,060	1,759,058
25 to 29	1,646,935	1,626,654
30 to 34	1,833,825	1,821,237
35 to 39	1,553,941	1,537,589
40 to 44	1,404,902	1,386,883
45 to 49	1,350,739	1,337,795
50 to 54	1,380,132	1,404,121
55 to 59	1,403,127	1,473,555
60 to 64	1,195,610	1,336,810
65 to 69	1,099,855	1,326,230
70 to 74	870,586	1,190,660
75 to 79	543,758	914,185
80 to 84	248,487	572,693
85 & up	119,322	387,318
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,693,349	1,616,851
5 to 9	1,597,210	1,520,352
10 to 14	1,530,229	1,453,074
15 to 19	1,618,511	1,560,405
20 to 24	1,810,104	1,862,714
25 to 29	1,935,718	2,000,570
30 to 34	1,787,152	1,815,669
35 to 39	1,636,106	1,657,859
40 to 44	1,816,368	1,833,544
45 to 49	1,530,985	1,532,718
50 to 54	1,355,816	1,356,407
55 to 59	1,270,311	1,289,774
60 to 64	1,231,623	1,320,330
65 to 69	1,148,897	1,334,177
70 to 74	866,668	1,140,048
75 to 79	648,095	1,006,701
80 to 84	371,430	732,415
85 & up	186,267	564,703
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,582,881	1,512,499
5 to 9	1,695,740	1,613,617
10 to 14	1,753,958	1,669,307
15 to 19	1,643,750	1,574,760
20 to 24	1,553,762	1,568,369
25 to 29	1,684,480	1,750,162
30 to 34	1,952,577	2,031,501
35 to 39	2,019,704	2,073,883
40 to 44	1,814,755	1,841,413
45 to 49	1,632,884	1,663,209
50 to 54	1,780,691	1,810,531
55 to 59	1,467,014	1,495,350
60 to 64	1,249,656	1,295,006
65 to 69	1,100,985	1,191,697
70 to 74	943,774	1,131,100
75 to 79	733,162	1,021,609
80 to 84	435,747	743,397
85 & up	280,803	730,760
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,789,744	1,707,006
5 to 9	1,604,914	1,530,797
10 to 14	1,668,191	1,590,486
15 to 19	1,808,009	1,731,376
20 to 24	1,919,169	1,888,076
25 to 29	1,914,298	1,922,311
30 to 34	1,842,456	1,841,459
35 to 39	1,855,920	1,876,241
40 to 44	2,027,932	2,071,157
45 to 49	2,028,286	2,072,240
50 to 54	1,786,690	1,815,004
55 to 59	1,573,599	1,610,316
60 to 64	1,658,007	1,719,155
65 to 69	1,299,081	1,375,080
70 to 74	1,032,457	1,146,215
75 to 79	804,697	972,850
80 to 84	552,538	785,467
85 & up	407,388	847,300
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,655,334	1,577,348
5 to 9	1,803,883	1,720,771
10 to 14	1,842,469	1,753,038
15 to 19	1,741,547	1,653,507
20 to 24	1,808,758	1,793,386
25 to 29	1,909,611	1,991,815
30 to 34	2,003,399	2,145,301
35 to 39	1,932,114	2,049,205
40 to 44	1,839,338	1,916,285
45 to 49	1,868,134	1,920,955
50 to 54	2,027,694	2,096,059
55 to 59	1,978,303	2,050,797
60 to 64	1,700,054	1,755,897
65 to 69	1,427,740	1,517,346
70 to 74	1,419,805	1,558,789
75 to 79	1,008,981	1,161,442
80 to 84	666,909	847,940
85 & up	542,857	911,743
75 & up

Date	Source
1851	1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the People'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' 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 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'
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 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	[ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of does not appear in SRC_TAB]
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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England and Wales Country (Dep) : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up