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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	140,243	140,724
5 to 9	121,674	122,101
10 to 14	106,218	105,669
15 to 19	98,842	99,593
20 to 24	89,190	98,028
25 to 29	76,179	83,425
30 to 34	67,973	71,984
35 to 39	61,811	63,639
40 to 44	56,264	56,968
45 to 49	46,757	46,526
50 to 54	39,056	40,327
55 to 59	30,742	31,366
60 to 64	25,983	27,039
65 to 69	17,220	19,022
70 to 74	12,088	13,630
75 to 79	6,840	7,965
80 to 84	2,994	3,856
85 & up	1,086	1,566
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	196,193	197,392
5 to 9	170,725	174,141
10 to 14	152,301	152,306
15 to 19	138,866	139,930
20 to 24	123,393	132,434
25 to 29	112,099	117,223
30 to 34	94,289	97,085
35 to 39	83,803	86,271
40 to 44	74,968	78,319
45 to 49	60,463	64,504
50 to 54	53,074	55,939
55 to 59	41,875	44,886
60 to 64	35,374	38,374
65 to 69	23,736	26,210
70 to 74	15,012	17,565
75 to 79	8,001	9,878
80 to 84	3,375	4,300
85 & up	1,054	1,609
75 & up

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	188,069	191,168
5 to 9	180,137	182,939
10 to 14	176,289	177,262
15 to 19	161,142	165,015
20 to 24	139,943	152,385
25 to 29	123,601	134,268
30 to 34	108,358	114,423
35 to 39	98,736	100,875
40 to 44	83,112	86,237
45 to 49	70,787	74,460
50 to 54	60,729	65,274
55 to 59	45,027	50,556
60 to 64	37,760	42,687
65 to 69	26,718	31,554
70 to 74	17,967	21,770
75 to 79	9,323	11,469
80 to 84	3,574	4,826
85 & up	1,127	1,836
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	208,938	207,563
5 to 9	195,831	197,829
10 to 14	187,011	189,211
15 to 19	177,018	181,500
20 to 24	162,496	178,494
25 to 29	160,709	174,632
30 to 34	155,486	164,901
35 to 39	142,523	148,095
40 to 44	120,971	125,578
45 to 49	102,773	107,604
50 to 54	85,148	90,501
55 to 59	68,855	73,514
60 to 64	51,761	57,402
65 to 69	37,654	45,270
70 to 74	23,648	31,180
75 to 79	11,829	16,838
80 to 84	4,856	7,336
85 & up	1,703	2,958
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	165,700	163,177
5 to 9	184,560	181,216
10 to 14	174,694	172,365
15 to 19	186,187	187,211
20 to 24	183,206	192,325
25 to 29	177,319	185,915
30 to 34	160,091	177,226
35 to 39	142,734	164,823
40 to 44	134,617	153,280
45 to 49	131,202	146,839
50 to 54	125,499	136,723
55 to 59	110,383	116,645
60 to 64	85,177	92,516
65 to 69	61,174	70,607
70 to 74	38,044	48,504
75 to 79	19,776	27,770
80 to 84	7,359	12,131
85 & up	2,462	4,775
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	204,261	194,774
5 to 9	169,061	161,595
10 to 14	153,138	149,905
15 to 19	140,886	145,876
20 to 24	144,198	155,794
25 to 29	172,809	170,426
30 to 34	157,994	160,545
35 to 39	170,080	173,879
40 to 44	171,958	175,651
45 to 49	162,987	168,561
50 to 54	140,660	158,799
55 to 59	115,868	140,677
60 to 64	98,087	123,567
65 to 69	81,507	107,222
70 to 74	61,272	84,849
75 to 79	37,916	53,563
80 to 84	15,736	25,175
85 & up	5,117	10,766
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	191,360	182,186
5 to 9	174,522	165,127
10 to 14	198,872	189,670
15 to 19	164,762	159,800
20 to 24	142,212	144,885
25 to 29	144,054	140,150
30 to 34	150,117	148,568
35 to 39	166,605	162,232
40 to 44	151,831	154,089
45 to 49	161,288	165,807
50 to 54	159,942	166,454
55 to 59	144,281	155,272
60 to 64	114,459	140,427
65 to 69	83,682	117,838
70 to 74	59,725	93,057
75 to 79	38,061	65,978
80 to 84	19,153	37,796
85 & up	7,947	17,372
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	206,110	196,488
5 to 9	209,788	199,302
10 to 14	190,741	179,693
15 to 19	173,383	162,466
20 to 24	173,596	174,338
25 to 29	148,305	146,281
30 to 34	138,920	136,723
35 to 39	135,312	134,501
40 to 44	141,146	143,116
45 to 49	154,315	154,509
50 to 54	138,945	144,647
55 to 59	140,622	151,422
60 to 64	129,794	148,093
65 to 69	103,454	131,048
70 to 74	67,630	106,020
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	64,615	134,241

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	147,702	140,398
5 to 9	168,505	159,292
10 to 14	203,992	193,756
15 to 19	206,286	197,162
20 to 24	177,564	172,909
25 to 29	161,125	156,214
30 to 34	179,805	176,835
35 to 39	149,413	146,645
40 to 44	138,462	137,380
45 to 49	133,281	132,700
50 to 54	135,766	138,835
55 to 59	141,995	145,803
60 to 64	119,470	132,279
65 to 69	108,955	132,111
70 to 74	85,267	118,325
75 to 79	52,692	91,064
80 to 84	24,101	56,492
85 & up	10,912	35,715
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	166,263	159,291
5 to 9	158,148	150,012
10 to 14	149,895	141,964
15 to 19	161,810	155,794
20 to 24	178,670	182,716
25 to 29	181,896	187,103
30 to 34	169,630	172,790
35 to 39	157,968	157,365
40 to 44	176,002	175,884
45 to 49	145,682	144,679
50 to 54	131,975	132,960
55 to 59	123,878	128,025
60 to 64	119,259	130,262
65 to 69	114,654	131,698
70 to 74	84,285	111,286
75 to 79	61,848	98,543
80 to 84	34,711	70,737
85 & up	16,799	53,676
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	148,334	143,643
5 to 9	165,059	157,203
10 to 14	170,994	164,916
15 to 19	162,682	157,036
20 to 24	150,835	152,748
25 to 29	151,346	157,677
30 to 34	180,300	187,689
35 to 39	187,049	192,149
40 to 44	172,453	174,991
45 to 49	156,628	157,360
50 to 54	172,159	173,589
55 to 59	139,819	140,641
60 to 64	121,165	126,782
65 to 69	106,177	117,401
70 to 74	89,581	110,484
75 to 79	70,470	98,150
80 to 84	40,499	71,148
85 & up	25,480	69,416
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	167,867	160,580
5 to 9	151,669	145,806
10 to 14	155,697	150,399
15 to 19	177,105	171,540
20 to 24	192,459	190,220
25 to 29	173,233	174,071
30 to 34	161,571	159,757
35 to 39	168,905	168,986
40 to 44	190,306	192,596
45 to 49	190,360	191,624
50 to 54	170,949	172,855
55 to 59	152,360	152,918
60 to 64	160,571	164,758
65 to 69	122,565	130,043
70 to 74	98,937	112,304
75 to 79	75,981	94,842
80 to 84	50,831	74,767
85 & up	36,712	77,589
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	152,774	145,795
5 to 9	166,593	159,548
10 to 14	170,499	162,120
15 to 19	165,367	157,592
20 to 24	172,958	174,769
25 to 29	172,513	178,280
30 to 34	177,672	189,764
35 to 39	170,950	178,736
40 to 44	159,627	164,128
45 to 49	167,218	170,842
50 to 54	187,736	192,818
55 to 59	184,393	189,382
60 to 64	161,361	166,069
65 to 69	137,727	142,983
70 to 74	136,363	148,063
75 to 79	93,817	107,351
80 to 84	62,358	80,272
85 & up	48,670	83,398
75 & up

Date	Source
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'
1881	1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1891	1891 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
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'
1931	1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 15 , 'Ages and Marital Conditions - Abridged Analysis'
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 22 , 'Ages (quinary) by Marital Condition - Abridged Analysis', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD'
1961	1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Marital Condition', for 'LAA, 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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Yorkshire and the Humber Government Region : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up