Southwark District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 52,899 Show data context 61,819 Show data context
1811 62,628 Show data context 75,328 Show data context
1821 81,535 Show data context 92,214 Show data context
1831 96,905 Show data context 109,971 Show data context
1841 114,955 Show data context 128,569 Show data context
1851 139,276 Show data context 154,018 Show data context
1861 166,502 Show data context 181,789 Show data context
1881 254,918 Show data context 268,761 Show data context
1891 284,265 Show data context 295,579 Show data context
1911 282,894 Show data context 296,858 Show data context
1921 274,189 Show data context 298,437 Show data context
1931 259,940 Show data context 278,495 Show data context
1951 163,861 Show data context 177,775 Show data context
1961 152,078 Show data context 162,861 Show data context
1971 120,726 Show data context 132,155 Show data context
1981 100,643 Show data context 109,775 Show data context
1991 103,789 Show data context 113,948 Show data context
2001 119,743 Show data context 125,028 Show data context
2011 142,618 Show data context 145,665 Show data context
2021 149,020 Show data context 158,550 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, Southwark District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026