East Dunbartonshire Council : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 4,204 Show data context 4,666 Show data context
1811 4,984 Show data context 5,436 Show data context
1821 6,315 Show data context 6,288 Show data context
1831 7,338 Show data context 7,011 Show data context
1841 10,089 Show data context 9,042 Show data context
1851 9,964 Show data context 10,002 Show data context
1861 5,719 Show data context 5,853 Show data context
1881 6,870 Show data context 6,854 Show data context
1911 24,533 Show data context 25,699 Show data context
1921 17,956 Show data context 19,427 Show data context
1931 19,222 Show data context 21,132 Show data context
1951 27,006 Show data context 30,583 Show data context
1961 32,483 Show data context 35,574 Show data context
1971 45,516 Show data context 48,411 Show data context
1981 52,652 Show data context 55,367 Show data context
1991 52,124 Show data context 55,493 Show data context
2001 52,014 Show data context 56,229 Show data context
2011 50,583 Show data context 54,443 Show data context
2021 52,391 Show data context 56,494 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [5] , 'Ages of the Males and Females in the Town Districts'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the Males and Females for every Quinquennial Period of Life, for the Registration Divisions, Counties, and Districts of Scotland'
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 19 A, 'Conjugal Condition and Age-distribution of Population - Of City or County'
1921 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Burghs, Districts of Counties, and Civil Parishes'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 21 , 'Quinquennial Age-Groups and Conjugal Condition (All Ages) - All Burghs and Districts of Counties'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 15 , 'Quinquennial age-groups by conjugal condition (all ages)', for 'Burghs, Wards of Cities, Districts of Counties'
1961 1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Martial Condition', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, 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 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table CAS001 Age by sex and whether living in household or communal establishment)
2011 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (File LC1117SC.csv within Output_Area_blk.zip)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) 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, East Dunbartonshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026