Yorkshire and the Humber Government Region : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 417,958 Show data context 439,861 Show data context
1811 474,968 Show data context 502,447 Show data context
1821 581,651 Show data context 594,528 Show data context
1831 682,245 Show data context 698,274 Show data context
1841 794,231 Show data context 809,116 Show data context
1851 900,060 Show data context 912,901 Show data context
1861 1,001,160 Show data context 1,033,427 Show data context
1881 1,388,601 Show data context 1,438,369 Show data context
1891 1,532,400 Show data context 1,609,003 Show data context
1911 1,899,209 Show data context 2,000,407 Show data context
1921 1,974,331 Show data context 2,127,909 Show data context
1931 2,090,181 Show data context 2,234,049 Show data context
1951 2,203,535 Show data context 2,361,623 Show data context
1961 2,272,875 Show data context 2,406,707 Show data context
1971 2,300,316 Show data context 2,432,413 Show data context
1981 2,345,291 Show data context 2,463,919 Show data context
1991 2,333,375 Show data context 2,484,776 Show data context
2001 2,411,030 Show data context 2,553,023 Show data context
2011 2,598,078 Show data context 2,685,655 Show data context
2021 2,688,596 Show data context 2,791,910 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
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'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 14 , 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions in combination'
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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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, Yorkshire and the Humber Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026