Fife Council : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 44,420 Show data context 52,446 Show data context
1811 47,652 Show data context 57,223 Show data context
1821 55,063 Show data context 63,042 Show data context
1831 62,268 Show data context 70,101 Show data context
1841 66,947 Show data context 76,197 Show data context
1851 74,264 Show data context 81,902 Show data context
1861 72,455 Show data context 81,993 Show data context
1881 80,730 Show data context 90,901 Show data context
1911 132,189 Show data context 135,678 Show data context
1921 142,987 Show data context 149,723 Show data context
1931 134,413 Show data context 141,772 Show data context
1951 150,043 Show data context 156,587 Show data context
1961 155,780 Show data context 164,724 Show data context
1971 152,081 Show data context 163,912 Show data context
1981 157,374 Show data context 166,652 Show data context
1991 163,749 Show data context 175,847 Show data context
2001 167,628 Show data context 181,801 Show data context
2011 176,943 Show data context 188,255 Show data context
2021 179,917 Show data context 191,823 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [5] , 'Ages of the Males and Females in the Town Districts'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the Males and Females for every Quinquennial Period of Life, for the Registration Divisions, Counties, and Districts of Scotland'
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 19 A, 'Conjugal Condition and Age-distribution of Population - Of City or County'
1921 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Burghs, Districts of Counties, and Civil Parishes'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 21 , 'Quinquennial Age-Groups and Conjugal Condition (All Ages) - All Burghs and Districts of Counties'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 15 , 'Quinquennial age-groups by conjugal condition (all ages)', for 'Burghs, Wards of Cities, Districts of Counties'
1961 1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Martial Condition', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, 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 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table CAS001 Age by sex and whether living in household or communal establishment)
2011 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (File LC1117SC.csv within Output_Area_blk.zip)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) 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, Fife Council through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026