Swansea District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 8,070 Show data context 9,814 Show data context
1811 9,604 Show data context 11,543 Show data context
1821 11,783 Show data context 13,534 Show data context
1831 14,888 Show data context 16,884 Show data context
1841 18,993 Show data context 20,490 Show data context
1851 23,472 Show data context 24,709 Show data context
1861 29,598 Show data context 30,265 Show data context
1881 55,335 Show data context 56,354 Show data context
1891 66,181 Show data context 66,752 Show data context
1911 89,759 Show data context 87,595 Show data context
1921 97,466 Show data context 98,281 Show data context
1931 101,486 Show data context 103,798 Show data context
1951 98,474 Show data context 104,197 Show data context
1961 102,100 Show data context 107,993 Show data context
1971 106,528 Show data context 113,733 Show data context
1981 107,415 Show data context 114,040 Show data context
1991 107,051 Show data context 115,270 Show data context
2001 108,242 Show data context 115,241 Show data context
2011 118,087 Show data context 120,936 Show data context
2021 117,488 Show data context 120,882 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, Swansea District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026