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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	78,910	76,950
5 to 9	72,680	71,439
10 to 14	66,215	64,273
15 to 19	59,352	57,415
20 to 24	53,588	53,229
25 to 29	46,121	46,177
30 to 34	40,764	39,240
35 to 39	35,891	34,493
40 to 44	30,708	29,931
45 to 49	25,406	25,314
50 to 54	22,723	22,614
55 to 59	17,739	18,508
60 to 64	16,088	18,029
65 to 69	10,899	12,911
70 to 74	8,367	10,348
75 to 79	5,185	6,844
80 to 84	2,802	4,186
85 & up	1,355	2,220
75 & up

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	87,774	86,818
5 to 9	77,491	76,279
10 to 14	71,166	68,519
15 to 19	65,906	63,167
20 to 24	56,972	58,758
25 to 29	47,585	48,961
30 to 34	42,950	43,209
35 to 39	37,859	37,852
40 to 44	34,642	33,597
45 to 49	30,202	30,326
50 to 54	26,323	26,029
55 to 59	20,157	20,024
60 to 64	18,028	18,920
65 to 69	12,068	13,820
70 to 74	8,966	11,109
75 to 79	5,607	7,289
80 to 84	2,917	4,305
85 & up	1,299	2,291
75 & up

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	97,232	96,427
5 to 9	87,819	86,320
10 to 14	78,680	76,844
15 to 19	71,174	66,433
20 to 24	61,358	60,028
25 to 29	51,966	53,148
30 to 34	45,874	46,964
35 to 39	39,648	40,031
40 to 44	36,166	36,462
45 to 49	32,138	32,516
50 to 54	29,230	28,753
55 to 59	23,996	23,909
60 to 64	20,465	21,556
65 to 69	13,784	15,369
70 to 74	10,198	11,601
75 to 79	6,126	7,475
80 to 84	3,296	4,753
85 & up	1,451	2,480
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	105,355	105,026
5 to 9	98,013	97,119
10 to 14	88,461	86,896
15 to 19	80,636	74,827
20 to 24	68,717	66,578
25 to 29	59,068	57,523
30 to 34	50,930	49,893
35 to 39	44,309	44,450
40 to 44	39,626	40,266
45 to 49	33,414	34,932
50 to 54	30,362	31,208
55 to 59	24,668	25,497
60 to 64	22,015	23,335
65 to 69	15,528	17,417
70 to 74	10,835	12,721
75 to 79	6,320	7,859
80 to 84	3,106	4,189
85 & up	1,333	2,120
75 & up

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	110,146	110,219
5 to 9	103,576	102,757
10 to 14	98,674	97,647
15 to 19	96,599	88,233
20 to 24	85,402	80,706
25 to 29	72,266	69,226
30 to 34	61,278	57,848
35 to 39	53,863	50,651
40 to 44	45,800	44,065
45 to 49	39,648	40,038
50 to 54	34,513	35,340
55 to 59	26,593	27,795
60 to 64	22,985	25,270
65 to 69	16,596	19,122
70 to 74	11,706	13,907
75 to 79	6,979	8,759
80 to 84	3,255	4,446
85 & up	1,303	2,054
75 & up

Data for 1901	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	122,662	123,049
5 to 9	114,955	114,975
10 to 14	105,353	104,499
15 to 19	101,991	96,141
20 to 24	93,722	93,262
25 to 29	87,204	85,342
30 to 34	76,742	73,197
35 to 39	66,648	62,806
40 to 44	55,642	52,397
45 to 49	47,727	45,525
50 to 54	40,305	39,410
55 to 59	31,355	32,581
60 to 64	26,164	28,373
65 to 69	17,855	20,489
70 to 74	12,184	14,749
75 to 79	7,163	9,242
80 to 84	3,274	4,761
85 & up	1,241	2,027
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	142,995	142,240
5 to 9	135,069	134,379
10 to 14	121,033	121,175
15 to 19	117,614	111,098
20 to 24	111,277	103,391
25 to 29	106,523	98,526
30 to 34	96,724	90,465
35 to 39	89,563	81,886
40 to 44	75,175	69,068
45 to 49	63,235	58,177
50 to 54	50,446	47,370
55 to 59	39,774	37,957
60 to 64	30,657	30,669
65 to 69	22,997	25,438
70 to 74	15,130	18,750
75 to 79	7,918	10,343
80 to 84	3,379	5,091
85 & up	1,355	2,269
75 & up

Data for 1921	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	134,329	130,836
5 to 9	136,507	134,880
10 to 14	136,794	136,459
15 to 19	128,879	125,257
20 to 24	109,860	112,963
25 to 29	102,578	107,590
30 to 34	95,558	97,456
35 to 39	92,766	92,529
40 to 44	85,204	84,802
45 to 49	82,168	76,212
50 to 54	68,037	63,257
55 to 59	53,666	50,509
60 to 64	39,922	39,559
65 to 69	29,774	30,577
70 to 74	18,160	21,256
75 to 79	9,984	13,201
80 to 84	4,333	6,411
85 & up	1,475	2,726
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	102,913	101,501
5 to 9	122,766	120,237
10 to 14	122,455	119,796
15 to 19	118,849	108,500
20 to 24	105,940	104,136
25 to 29	101,756	104,319
30 to 34	94,309	99,379
35 to 39	88,050	94,099
40 to 44	82,683	85,661
45 to 49	79,438	80,459
50 to 54	73,123	73,703
55 to 59	66,242	63,303
60 to 64	52,212	50,695
65 to 69	38,251	39,042
70 to 74	23,941	27,295
75 to 79	13,001	15,771
80 to 84	5,113	7,374
85 & up	1,732	3,211
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	112,888	108,096
5 to 9	97,414	93,712
10 to 14	90,440	87,188
15 to 19	81,873	84,574
20 to 24	84,263	86,538
25 to 29	97,364	97,103
30 to 34	89,335	91,742
35 to 39	93,691	95,011
40 to 44	94,693	96,109
45 to 49	91,727	94,331
50 to 54	81,751	88,806
55 to 59	69,324	78,590
60 to 64	58,944	68,856
65 to 69	49,292	58,481
70 to 74	37,393	46,462
75 to 79	24,047	29,856
80 to 84	10,421	14,791
85 & up	3,737	6,791
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	102,792	97,666
5 to 9	96,135	92,088
10 to 14	109,521	104,796
15 to 19	92,962	89,046
20 to 24	78,698	75,524
25 to 29	77,386	74,168
30 to 34	81,685	80,171
35 to 39	92,010	91,101
40 to 44	84,724	87,653
45 to 49	87,646	89,646
50 to 54	87,164	90,350
55 to 59	80,042	86,256
60 to 64	65,623	78,938
65 to 69	50,504	67,264
70 to 74	36,085	52,032
75 to 79	22,919	35,896
80 to 84	11,920	20,572
85 & up	5,137	10,101
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	109,797	104,803
5 to 9	115,708	109,537
10 to 14	106,230	100,548
15 to 19	95,822	92,562
20 to 24	94,353	93,213
25 to 29	81,807	81,568
30 to 34	76,657	74,507
35 to 39	75,245	74,492
40 to 44	80,111	80,381
45 to 49	88,371	90,054
50 to 54	80,158	85,210
55 to 59	79,227	85,782
60 to 64	73,460	85,170
65 to 69	61,046	77,426
70 to 74	40,857	62,017
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	39,537	78,447

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	85,855	81,076
5 to 9	95,679	90,192
10 to 14	112,308	107,840
15 to 19	115,003	110,579
20 to 24	96,681	93,526
25 to 29	88,231	87,648
30 to 34	100,538	99,171
35 to 39	86,551	85,481
40 to 44	78,997	77,065
45 to 49	75,763	75,418
50 to 54	78,764	80,144
55 to 59	83,017	87,820
60 to 64	71,365	81,853
65 to 69	64,813	78,704
70 to 74	50,444	70,005
75 to 79	31,199	53,487
80 to 84	14,344	32,640
85 & up	6,426	20,499
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	95,492	91,063
5 to 9	92,678	88,679
10 to 14	89,733	84,538
15 to 19	93,947	90,512
20 to 24	97,393	98,588
25 to 29	99,063	102,551
30 to 34	93,325	96,327
35 to 39	89,075	91,679
40 to 44	102,064	102,717
45 to 49	87,010	87,686
50 to 54	78,757	78,586
55 to 59	74,271	76,702
60 to 64	74,432	80,314
65 to 69	72,791	83,883
70 to 74	53,954	72,155
75 to 79	38,298	59,876
80 to 84	20,841	43,294
85 & up	10,353	32,839
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	85,585	81,773
5 to 9	94,587	90,515
10 to 14	100,939	95,031
15 to 19	92,915	91,782
20 to 24	84,373	85,000
25 to 29	81,277	85,141
30 to 34	95,634	102,780
35 to 39	103,809	108,417
40 to 44	95,608	99,957
45 to 49	90,835	93,607
50 to 54	103,274	105,038
55 to 59	87,535	89,286
60 to 64	75,163	77,703
65 to 69	66,337	72,144
70 to 74	57,152	68,504
75 to 79	45,757	63,964
80 to 84	26,361	46,117
85 & up	15,816	42,647
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	91,573	86,728
5 to 9	83,643	79,436
10 to 14	91,180	86,568
15 to 19	101,391	97,729
20 to 24	108,765	103,159
25 to 29	93,762	91,966
30 to 34	87,553	87,141
35 to 39	90,338	92,707
40 to 44	104,491	108,664
45 to 49	108,528	112,183
50 to 54	98,961	102,638
55 to 59	91,854	95,069
60 to 64	100,867	104,018
65 to 69	81,116	84,891
70 to 74	64,504	70,039
75 to 79	48,994	59,208
80 to 84	32,888	46,344
85 & up	23,820	50,740
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	79,394	75,686
5 to 9	89,920	86,022
10 to 14	93,676	88,992
15 to 19	90,622	85,223
20 to 24	95,908	91,775
25 to 29	91,946	94,457
30 to 34	95,367	100,773
35 to 39	90,322	95,951
40 to 44	85,873	89,491
45 to 49	90,877	95,209
50 to 54	104,609	111,025
55 to 59	108,659	114,070
60 to 64	97,646	101,968
65 to 69	86,289	91,278
70 to 74	87,837	93,606
75 to 79	61,522	69,817
80 to 84	39,491	49,450
85 & up	30,758	51,827
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	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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Wales Country (Dep) : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up