Wales Country (Dep) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 285,667 Show data context 315,100 Show data context
1811 323,737 Show data context 358,689 Show data context
1821 398,379 Show data context 411,765 Show data context
1831 454,839 Show data context 468,576 Show data context
1841 529,597 Show data context 538,900 Show data context
1851 594,278 Show data context 594,108 Show data context
1861 655,145 Show data context 657,689 Show data context
1871 710,601 Show data context 711,069 Show data context
1881 789,074 Show data context 788,485 Show data context
1891 894,509 Show data context 881,896 Show data context
1901 1,012,187 Show data context 1,002,825 Show data context
1911 1,230,862 Show data context 1,188,292 Show data context
1921 1,329,994 Show data context 1,326,480 Show data context
1931 1,293,805 Show data context 1,299,527 Show data context
1939 1,236,384 Show data context 1,331,001 Show data context
1951 1,270,103 Show data context 1,328,572 Show data context
1961 1,291,764 Show data context 1,352,259 Show data context
1971 1,289,010 Show data context 1,368,120 Show data context
1981 1,335,979 Show data context 1,413,148 Show data context
1991 1,363,478 Show data context 1,461,987 Show data context
2001 1,402,957 Show data context 1,499,406 Show data context
2011 1,504,228 Show data context 1,559,228 Show data context
2021 1,520,716 Show data context 1,586,620 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 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, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 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 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1939 1939 National Registration of United Kingdom and Isle of Man, Population summary, Table 3 A, 'Population by Sex and Year of Birth (and Age) in Great Britain and the Isle of Man. England and Wales - Counties, Boroughs, Urban and Rural Districts'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, 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, Wales Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026