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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	1,877	1,916
5 to 9	1,851	1,814
10 to 14	1,631	1,558
15 to 19	1,468	1,537
20 to 24	1,099	1,350
25 to 29	940	1,125
30 to 34	786	917
35 to 39	779	887
40 to 44	828	827
45 to 49	700	742
50 to 54	646	667
55 to 59	521	528
60 to 64	435	507
65 to 69	320	342
70 to 74	249	290
75 to 79	127	191
80 to 84	68	83
85 & up	30	42
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,170	2,255
5 to 9	2,135	2,155
10 to 14	1,984	1,923
15 to 19	1,648	1,695
20 to 24	1,222	1,424
25 to 29	1,056	1,159
30 to 34	987	1,046
35 to 39	922	1,015
40 to 44	868	947
45 to 49	742	814
50 to 54	641	708
55 to 59	610	682
60 to 64	605	653
65 to 69	467	546
70 to 74	386	388
75 to 79	215	262
80 to 84	117	142
85 & up	40	60
75 & up

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,849	1,911
5 to 9	1,932	1,962
10 to 14	1,929	2,011
15 to 19	1,722	1,685
20 to 24	1,174	1,358
25 to 29	992	1,191
30 to 34	953	1,045
35 to 39	852	965
40 to 44	799	895
45 to 49	833	882
50 to 54	738	801
55 to 59	612	640
60 to 64	499	603
65 to 69	470	554
70 to 74	359	434
75 to 79	224	304
80 to 84	123	143
85 & up	52	87
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,100	2,010
5 to 9	1,951	1,925
10 to 14	1,899	1,853
15 to 19	1,637	1,793
20 to 24	1,368	1,564
25 to 29	1,329	1,501
30 to 34	1,292	1,446
35 to 39	1,189	1,304
40 to 44	1,036	1,088
45 to 49	921	941
50 to 54	792	914
55 to 59	717	795
60 to 64	628	661
65 to 69	546	603
70 to 74	413	482
75 to 79	228	307
80 to 84	105	135
85 & up	47	88
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,765	1,783
5 to 9	1,833	1,854
10 to 14	1,668	1,692
15 to 19	1,877	1,800
20 to 24	1,726	1,792
25 to 29	1,639	1,577
30 to 34	1,390	1,442
35 to 39	1,110	1,295
40 to 44	1,076	1,233
45 to 49	1,141	1,260
50 to 54	1,067	1,221
55 to 59	984	1,000
60 to 64	788	822
65 to 69	603	668
70 to 74	457	552
75 to 79	291	397
80 to 84	139	201
85 & up	72	108
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,099	1,971
5 to 9	1,830	1,723
10 to 14	1,610	1,575
15 to 19	1,432	1,642
20 to 24	1,609	1,711
25 to 29	1,733	1,663
30 to 34	1,520	1,556
35 to 39	1,760	1,704
40 to 44	1,686	1,696
45 to 49	1,557	1,470
50 to 54	1,325	1,349
55 to 59	924	1,186
60 to 64	891	1,059
65 to 69	830	940
70 to 74	646	838
75 to 79	435	565
80 to 84	180	280
85 & up	92	134
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,862	1,724
5 to 9	1,849	1,828
10 to 14	2,098	1,962
15 to 19	1,759	1,693
20 to 24	1,372	1,401
25 to 29	1,486	1,441
30 to 34	1,614	1,591
35 to 39	1,665	1,671
40 to 44	1,504	1,514
45 to 49	1,694	1,664
50 to 54	1,599	1,685
55 to 59	1,433	1,408
60 to 64	1,121	1,241
65 to 69	764	1,046
70 to 74	629	836
75 to 79	453	585
80 to 84	229	427
85 & up	119	227
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,836	1,837
5 to 9	1,905	1,872
10 to 14	1,787	1,666
15 to 19	1,795	1,762
20 to 24	1,654	1,692
25 to 29	1,548	1,541
30 to 34	1,395	1,324
35 to 39	1,452	1,403
40 to 44	1,571	1,580
45 to 49	1,592	1,582
50 to 54	1,389	1,432
55 to 59	1,515	1,524
60 to 64	1,371	1,552
65 to 69	1,104	1,281
70 to 74	766	1,013
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	764	1,397

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,492	1,426
5 to 9	1,800	1,685
10 to 14	1,900	1,973
15 to 19	2,155	2,074
20 to 24	1,754	1,769
25 to 29	1,599	1,683
30 to 34	1,908	1,909
35 to 39	1,738	1,667
40 to 44	1,536	1,504
45 to 49	1,525	1,495
50 to 54	1,592	1,618
55 to 59	1,554	1,596
60 to 64	1,294	1,474
65 to 69	1,343	1,534
70 to 74	1,082	1,402
75 to 79	701	973
80 to 84	297	605
85 & up	137	388
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,582	1,512
5 to 9	1,602	1,462
10 to 14	1,589	1,553
15 to 19	1,659	1,752
20 to 24	1,608	1,846
25 to 29	1,725	1,804
30 to 34	1,702	1,755
35 to 39	1,619	1,705
40 to 44	1,932	2,033
45 to 49	1,687	1,701
50 to 54	1,541	1,548
55 to 59	1,492	1,525
60 to 64	1,533	1,721
65 to 69	1,482	1,604
70 to 74	1,007	1,357
75 to 79	805	1,237
80 to 84	471	880
85 & up	250	638
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,531	1,394
5 to 9	1,601	1,660
10 to 14	1,813	1,675
15 to 19	1,718	1,530
20 to 24	1,309	1,272
25 to 29	1,610	1,547
30 to 34	1,772	1,838
35 to 39	1,897	1,980
40 to 44	1,875	1,898
45 to 49	1,842	1,832
50 to 54	2,089	2,077
55 to 59	1,843	1,892
60 to 64	1,616	1,649
65 to 69	1,451	1,508
70 to 74	1,353	1,529
75 to 79	994	1,246
80 to 84	547	907
85 & up	387	944
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,964	1,877
5 to 9	1,595	1,628
10 to 14	1,803	1,724
15 to 19	1,867	1,818
20 to 24	1,934	2,008
25 to 29	2,218	2,154
30 to 34	1,934	1,916
35 to 39	1,959	1,933
40 to 44	2,072	2,275
45 to 49	2,187	2,352
50 to 54	2,046	2,162
55 to 59	1,998	2,076
60 to 64	2,192	2,203
65 to 69	1,870	1,865
70 to 74	1,449	1,589
75 to 79	1,092	1,330
80 to 84	834	1,088
85 & up	522	1,103
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,909	1,727
5 to 9	2,129	2,034
10 to 14	2,201	2,081
15 to 19	1,928	1,854
20 to 24	1,855	1,746
25 to 29	2,091	2,142
30 to 34	2,378	2,420
35 to 39	2,333	2,351
40 to 44	2,069	2,148
45 to 49	2,243	2,353
50 to 54	2,302	2,534
55 to 59	2,405	2,517
60 to 64	2,140	2,208
65 to 69	1,869	1,995
70 to 74	1,835	1,965
75 to 79	1,374	1,493
80 to 84	846	1,098
85 & up	766	1,184
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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Boston District : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up