Southwark District : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 184,708 Show data context 95,940 Show data context
Economically inactive 14,470 Show data context 122,742 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 113,491 Show data context 67,734 Show data context
Economically inactive 11,864 Show data context 73,400 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 105,570 Show data context 66,420 Show data context
Economically inactive 11,460 Show data context 62,901 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 79,352 Show data context 57,240 Show data context
Economically inactive 9,838 Show data context 44,514 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 62,132 Show data context 46,064 Show data context
Economically inactive 17,301 Show data context 43,504 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 59,263 Show data context 48,350 Show data context
Economically inactive 21,731 Show data context 43,885 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 65,145 Show data context 55,734 Show data context
Economically inactive 25,297 Show data context 37,312 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 86,060 Show data context 77,799 Show data context
Economically inactive 25,372 Show data context 35,320 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 91,657 Show data context 89,583 Show data context
Economically inactive 31,123 Show data context 43,823 Show data context
Date Source
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the total Operatives and the total Out of Work'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 21 , 'Selected Occupations with Status Aggregates - abridged analysis', for 'Con divisions and sub-divisions, Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
1961 Census of Population 1961 County Leaflets Occupation, Industry, Socio-economic groups
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS05: "Economically Active (EA) residents: All residents aged 15 or over")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS09: "Employment Status: All Economically Active (EA) residents: Residents aged 16 and over")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S08 Economic position: Residents aged 16 and over [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS009b and KS009c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Economic activity status" (12 way) by Sex)

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Southwark District through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026