Fife Council : NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Unoccupied
1841 53,590 Show data context
1881 71,976 Show data context
1931 120,521 Show data context
1971 14,981 Show data context 1,859 Show data context
1981 16,100 Show data context 1,520 Show data context
1991 14,841 Show data context 629 Show data context
2001 180,045 Show data context 27,097 Show data context
2011 288,411 Show data context 37,658 Show data context
2021 264,122 Show data context 46,378 Show data context
Date Source
1841 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Fife Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026