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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	2,343	2,208
5 to 9	2,081	1,966
10 to 14	1,859	1,720
15 to 19	1,637	1,620
20 to 24	1,390	1,631
25 to 29	1,085	1,397
30 to 34	949	1,197
35 to 39	885	1,088
40 to 44	850	977
45 to 49	715	839
50 to 54	602	737
55 to 59	478	618
60 to 64	421	578
65 to 69	264	374
70 to 74	172	260
75 to 79	102	146
80 to 84	47	80
85 & up	17	34
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,452	3,347
5 to 9	3,046	3,030
10 to 14	2,788	2,529
15 to 19	2,489	2,385
20 to 24	2,299	2,268
25 to 29	1,949	1,953
30 to 34	1,527	1,641
35 to 39	1,351	1,513
40 to 44	1,241	1,336
45 to 49	952	1,136
50 to 54	843	998
55 to 59	670	831
60 to 64	602	743
65 to 69	389	537
70 to 74	272	400
75 to 79	152	220
80 to 84	68	121
85 & up	19	43
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,641	2,604
5 to 9	2,332	2,412
10 to 14	2,274	2,153
15 to 19	2,376	1,990
20 to 24	2,014	1,783
25 to 29	1,827	1,720
30 to 34	1,615	1,574
35 to 39	1,415	1,439
40 to 44	1,255	1,194
45 to 49	946	1,116
50 to 54	902	933
55 to 59	722	755
60 to 64	536	615
65 to 69	452	498
70 to 74	309	402
75 to 79	141	192
80 to 84	61	95
85 & up	29	49
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,510	2,345
5 to 9	2,619	2,555
10 to 14	2,529	2,539
15 to 19	2,725	2,368
20 to 24	2,538	2,313
25 to 29	2,230	2,200
30 to 34	1,854	1,925
35 to 39	1,652	1,887
40 to 44	1,618	1,733
45 to 49	1,545	1,689
50 to 54	1,439	1,500
55 to 59	1,263	1,313
60 to 64	1,000	1,063
65 to 69	678	861
70 to 74	507	627
75 to 79	242	373
80 to 84	103	204
85 & up	35	54
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,298	3,239
5 to 9	2,741	2,561
10 to 14	2,450	2,388
15 to 19	2,410	2,268
20 to 24	2,337	2,333
25 to 29	2,696	2,591
30 to 34	2,369	2,443
35 to 39	2,486	2,429
40 to 44	2,324	2,316
45 to 49	2,066	2,057
50 to 54	1,681	1,763
55 to 59	1,365	1,628
60 to 64	1,242	1,410
65 to 69	995	1,248
70 to 74	780	939
75 to 79	463	620
80 to 84	213	286
85 & up	58	104
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,281	3,245
5 to 9	3,235	3,008
10 to 14	3,240	3,165
15 to 19	2,517	2,542
20 to 24	1,975	2,283
25 to 29	2,176	2,267
30 to 34	2,215	2,322
35 to 39	2,391	2,429
40 to 44	2,155	2,362
45 to 49	2,244	2,239
50 to 54	2,100	2,113
55 to 59	1,743	1,824
60 to 64	1,312	1,541
65 to 69	937	1,300
70 to 74	752	1,021
75 to 79	475	723
80 to 84	265	382
85 & up	88	163
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,975	3,950
5 to 9	3,946	3,709
10 to 14	3,389	3,422
15 to 19	3,201	2,910
20 to 24	3,008	3,266
25 to 29	2,816	2,980
30 to 34	2,651	2,627
35 to 39	2,417	2,398
40 to 44	2,305	2,332
45 to 49	2,439	2,421
50 to 54	2,015	2,252
55 to 59	1,966	2,034
60 to 64	1,670	1,796
65 to 69	1,198	1,410
70 to 74	752	1,063
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	731	1,372

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,766	2,703
5 to 9	3,257	3,070
10 to 14	3,693	3,645
15 to 19	3,648	3,509
20 to 24	2,964	2,992
25 to 29	2,920	2,952
30 to 34	3,422	3,582
35 to 39	2,767	2,761
40 to 44	2,435	2,520
45 to 49	2,362	2,364
50 to 54	2,201	2,294
55 to 59	2,231	2,275
60 to 64	1,747	2,000
65 to 69	1,493	1,766
70 to 74	1,094	1,419
75 to 79	616	935
80 to 84	261	560
85 & up	133	416
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,740	2,582
5 to 9	2,593	2,525
10 to 14	2,679	2,551
15 to 19	2,808	2,722
20 to 24	2,623	2,729
25 to 29	2,669	3,096
30 to 34	2,798	3,060
35 to 39	2,784	2,925
40 to 44	3,019	3,243
45 to 49	2,450	2,683
50 to 54	2,195	2,279
55 to 59	2,078	2,288
60 to 64	1,935	2,078
65 to 69	1,673	1,966
70 to 74	1,217	1,503
75 to 79	783	1,212
80 to 84	479	791
85 & up	186	557
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,492	2,512
5 to 9	2,757	2,575
10 to 14	2,848	2,710
15 to 19	2,502	2,464
20 to 24	1,903	1,970
25 to 29	2,070	2,288
30 to 34	2,919	3,258
35 to 39	3,058	3,468
40 to 44	2,958	3,293
45 to 49	2,718	2,857
50 to 54	2,975	3,177
55 to 59	2,347	2,499
60 to 64	2,027	2,162
65 to 69	1,768	2,052
70 to 74	1,421	1,737
75 to 79	1,025	1,401
80 to 84	556	1,002
85 & up	326	846
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,449	2,429
5 to 9	2,440	2,241
10 to 14	2,502	2,545
15 to 19	2,657	2,504
20 to 24	2,400	2,366
25 to 29	2,154	2,303
30 to 34	2,240	2,468
35 to 39	2,592	2,712
40 to 44	3,013	3,407
45 to 49	3,127	3,378
50 to 54	2,946	3,182
55 to 59	2,675	2,761
60 to 64	2,769	3,024
65 to 69	2,079	2,256
70 to 74	1,615	1,880
75 to 79	1,212	1,562
80 to 84	746	1,083
85 & up	455	1,015
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,823	2,679
5 to 9	3,049	3,004
10 to 14	2,868	2,711
15 to 19	2,605	2,247
20 to 24	2,387	2,279
25 to 29	2,593	2,933
30 to 34	3,318	3,621
35 to 39	3,291	3,555
40 to 44	3,057	3,276
45 to 49	2,860	3,067
50 to 54	3,231	3,656
55 to 59	3,239	3,572
60 to 64	3,000	3,297
65 to 69	2,514	2,732
70 to 74	2,277	2,750
75 to 79	1,821	2,114
80 to 84	998	1,308
85 & up	711	1,218
75 & up

Date	Source
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'
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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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.

Midlothian Council : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up