Scottish Borders Council : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 38,277 Show data context 43,174 Show data context
1811 40,714 Show data context 46,362 Show data context
1821 45,280 Show data context 49,239 Show data context
1831 47,605 Show data context 51,285 Show data context
1841 49,413 Show data context 53,302 Show data context
1851 54,821 Show data context 57,599 Show data context
1861 63,292 Show data context 66,663 Show data context
1881 73,950 Show data context 80,101 Show data context
1911 55,289 Show data context 63,690 Show data context
1921 53,002 Show data context 62,975 Show data context
1931 53,143 Show data context 61,619 Show data context
1951 52,811 Show data context 59,301 Show data context
1961 51,189 Show data context 56,954 Show data context
1971 45,268 Show data context 50,130 Show data context
1981 46,523 Show data context 50,611 Show data context
1991 50,346 Show data context 53,339 Show data context
2001 51,361 Show data context 55,403 Show data context
2011 55,160 Show data context 58,710 Show data context
2021 56,729 Show data context 60,085 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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Total number of rooms.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scottish Borders Council through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026