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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	8,992	8,545
5 to 9	7,991	7,655
10 to 14	7,299	6,814
15 to 19	6,653	6,610
20 to 24	5,417	6,154
25 to 29	4,347	5,277
30 to 34	3,791	4,314
35 to 39	3,491	3,923
40 to 44	3,291	3,524
45 to 49	2,862	3,162
50 to 54	2,494	2,700
55 to 59	1,986	2,239
60 to 64	1,789	2,082
65 to 69	1,159	1,435
70 to 74	887	1,074
75 to 79	481	644
80 to 84	256	352
85 & up	93	151
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	10,378	10,228
5 to 9	9,409	9,105
10 to 14	8,638	8,221
15 to 19	7,833	7,988
20 to 24	6,508	7,556
25 to 29	5,433	6,477
30 to 34	4,411	5,270
35 to 39	3,822	4,638
40 to 44	3,585	4,162
45 to 49	3,120	3,702
50 to 54	2,720	3,139
55 to 59	2,369	2,664
60 to 64	2,110	2,471
65 to 69	1,526	1,816
70 to 74	1,071	1,319
75 to 79	607	763
80 to 84	303	408
85 & up	108	173
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,281	5,068
5 to 9	5,252	5,215
10 to 14	5,393	5,341
15 to 19	5,439	5,522
20 to 24	4,651	5,762
25 to 29	4,298	5,581
30 to 34	3,956	5,274
35 to 39	3,775	4,723
40 to 44	3,398	4,290
45 to 49	3,060	3,775
50 to 54	2,622	3,286
55 to 59	2,465	2,830
60 to 64	1,991	2,306
65 to 69	1,549	1,913
70 to 74	1,146	1,413
75 to 79	618	817
80 to 84	282	386
85 & up	109	186
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,128	3,937
5 to 9	4,562	4,417
10 to 14	4,212	4,086
15 to 19	4,501	4,783
20 to 24	4,443	4,882
25 to 29	4,187	4,797
30 to 34	3,658	4,405
35 to 39	3,288	4,332
40 to 44	3,245	4,291
45 to 49	3,329	4,351
50 to 54	3,285	4,141
55 to 59	3,007	3,661
60 to 64	2,625	3,133
65 to 69	1,985	2,594
70 to 74	1,407	1,901
75 to 79	818	1,149
80 to 84	347	546
85 & up	114	208
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,703	4,424
5 to 9	3,988	3,687
10 to 14	3,874	3,700
15 to 19	3,102	3,552
20 to 24	3,216	3,665
25 to 29	3,976	3,884
30 to 34	3,538	3,616
35 to 39	3,869	4,138
40 to 44	4,112	4,280
45 to 49	3,838	4,315
50 to 54	3,282	3,975
55 to 59	2,719	3,731
60 to 64	2,534	3,567
65 to 69	2,281	3,154
70 to 74	1,871	2,648
75 to 79	1,165	1,694
80 to 84	566	859
85 & up	169	404
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,206	3,964
5 to 9	3,977	3,753
10 to 14	4,807	4,479
15 to 19	3,582	3,313
20 to 24	2,772	3,031
25 to 29	2,768	3,017
30 to 34	3,062	3,203
35 to 39	3,500	3,678
40 to 44	3,211	3,378
45 to 49	3,497	3,958
50 to 54	3,729	4,050
55 to 59	3,428	4,039
60 to 64	2,714	3,583
65 to 69	2,138	3,218
70 to 74	1,691	2,683
75 to 79	1,221	1,945
80 to 84	641	1,112
85 & up	245	549
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,740	3,556
5 to 9	3,934	3,750
10 to 14	3,884	3,731
15 to 19	3,308	3,015
20 to 24	3,000	2,951
25 to 29	2,611	2,576
30 to 34	2,497	2,622
35 to 39	2,449	2,680
40 to 44	2,713	2,810
45 to 49	2,952	3,199
50 to 54	2,728	2,914
55 to 59	2,950	3,502
60 to 64	2,984	3,584
65 to 69	2,507	3,397
70 to 74	1,677	2,690
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	1,743	3,520

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,730	2,582
5 to 9	3,262	3,030
10 to 14	3,927	3,747
15 to 19	3,956	3,682
20 to 24	3,319	3,108
25 to 29	2,933	2,837
30 to 34	3,363	3,366
35 to 39	2,891	2,833
40 to 44	2,624	2,818
45 to 49	2,537	2,764
50 to 54	2,685	2,824
55 to 59	2,850	3,103
60 to 64	2,500	2,866
65 to 69	2,539	3,273
70 to 74	2,132	2,943
75 to 79	1,372	2,366
80 to 84	588	1,490
85 & up	315	979
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,019	2,912
5 to 9	3,225	3,028
10 to 14	3,234	2,918
15 to 19	3,598	3,196
20 to 24	3,360	3,224
25 to 29	3,633	3,458
30 to 34	3,543	3,594
35 to 39	3,472	3,327
40 to 44	3,851	3,879
45 to 49	3,312	3,137
50 to 54	2,876	2,990
55 to 59	2,728	3,087
60 to 64	2,849	3,036
65 to 69	2,653	3,128
70 to 74	2,125	2,618
75 to 79	1,578	2,610
80 to 84	855	1,793
85 & up	434	1,403
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,770	2,739
5 to 9	3,364	3,237
10 to 14	3,428	3,303
15 to 19	2,810	2,817
20 to 24	2,244	2,228
25 to 29	2,599	2,712
30 to 34	3,615	3,752
35 to 39	4,124	4,235
40 to 44	3,968	4,208
45 to 49	3,679	3,645
50 to 54	3,972	4,136
55 to 59	3,387	3,430
60 to 64	2,928	3,285
65 to 69	2,630	2,985
70 to 74	2,355	2,719
75 to 79	1,755	2,465
80 to 84	1,067	1,729
85 & up	666	1,778
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,873	2,839
5 to 9	3,013	2,892
10 to 14	3,234	3,101
15 to 19	3,215	3,194
20 to 24	2,605	2,667
25 to 29	2,416	2,613
30 to 34	2,514	2,567
35 to 39	3,228	3,506
40 to 44	4,166	4,514
45 to 49	4,599	4,649
50 to 54	4,294	4,429
55 to 59	3,950	4,036
60 to 64	4,402	4,535
65 to 69	3,429	3,622
70 to 74	2,764	3,136
75 to 79	2,045	2,523
80 to 84	1,440	1,891
85 & up	973	1,996
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,510	2,215
5 to 9	2,861	2,899
10 to 14	3,247	3,189
15 to 19	3,023	2,798
20 to 24	2,433	2,418
25 to 29	2,636	2,622
30 to 34	2,777	3,047
35 to 39	2,814	3,204
40 to 44	3,045	3,141
45 to 49	3,159	3,731
50 to 54	4,325	4,755
55 to 59	4,847	5,121
60 to 64	4,596	4,863
65 to 69	4,213	4,239
70 to 74	3,925	4,129
75 to 79	3,054	3,324
80 to 84	1,806	2,301
85 & up	1,470	2,278
75 & up

Date	Source
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'
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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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.

Scottish Borders Council : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up