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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	6,425	6,210
5 to 9	5,492	5,306
10 to 14	4,851	4,476
15 to 19	4,188	4,322
20 to 24	3,418	3,871
25 to 29	2,820	3,368
30 to 34	2,559	2,846
35 to 39	2,198	2,431
40 to 44	1,987	2,273
45 to 49	1,691	1,869
50 to 54	1,441	1,721
55 to 59	1,100	1,320
60 to 64	979	1,263
65 to 69	647	815
70 to 74	469	625
75 to 79	281	398
80 to 84	172	210
85 & up	67	109
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,762	6,688
5 to 9	6,174	5,982
10 to 14	5,341	5,198
15 to 19	4,745	4,442
20 to 24	3,851	3,993
25 to 29	3,246	3,440
30 to 34	2,701	2,864
35 to 39	2,291	2,504
40 to 44	2,100	2,412
45 to 49	1,741	2,062
50 to 54	1,620	1,788
55 to 59	1,244	1,434
60 to 64	1,078	1,354
65 to 69	808	1,014
70 to 74	606	808
75 to 79	358	501
80 to 84	184	278
85 & up	62	101
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,712	4,665
5 to 9	4,625	4,576
10 to 14	4,392	4,299
15 to 19	4,001	4,113
20 to 24	3,316	3,907
25 to 29	2,871	3,434
30 to 34	2,703	3,157
35 to 39	2,531	2,849
40 to 44	2,084	2,400
45 to 49	1,839	2,087
50 to 54	1,670	1,845
55 to 59	1,323	1,505
60 to 64	1,001	1,202
65 to 69	794	1,048
70 to 74	565	868
75 to 79	260	485
80 to 84	154	252
85 & up	55	108
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,954	3,937
5 to 9	4,397	4,213
10 to 14	3,943	3,994
15 to 19	4,207	4,466
20 to 24	3,886	4,217
25 to 29	3,484	4,035
30 to 34	2,992	3,484
35 to 39	2,626	3,316
40 to 44	2,460	3,056
45 to 49	2,427	2,890
50 to 54	2,284	2,750
55 to 59	2,120	2,351
60 to 64	1,633	1,933
65 to 69	1,277	1,626
70 to 74	932	1,207
75 to 79	527	689
80 to 84	174	330
85 & up	50	155
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,682	4,370
5 to 9	4,147	4,035
10 to 14	3,834	3,840
15 to 19	3,692	3,891
20 to 24	3,356	3,835
25 to 29	3,726	3,958
30 to 34	3,387	3,571
35 to 39	3,671	4,076
40 to 44	3,738	4,028
45 to 49	3,477	3,838
50 to 54	2,809	3,435
55 to 59	2,314	2,965
60 to 64	1,932	2,743
65 to 69	1,694	2,405
70 to 74	1,326	1,877
75 to 79	892	1,215
80 to 84	347	597
85 & up	152	279
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,361	4,323
5 to 9	4,241	4,066
10 to 14	4,537	4,309
15 to 19	3,836	3,841
20 to 24	3,101	3,278
25 to 29	3,123	3,199
30 to 34	3,104	3,361
35 to 39	3,511	3,646
40 to 44	3,186	3,493
45 to 49	3,479	3,884
50 to 54	3,438	3,807
55 to 59	3,045	3,588
60 to 64	2,341	3,153
65 to 69	1,825	2,683
70 to 74	1,296	2,146
75 to 79	834	1,494
80 to 84	427	777
85 & up	198	363
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,400	4,299
5 to 9	4,931	4,693
10 to 14	4,549	4,648
15 to 19	3,964	4,080
20 to 24	3,528	3,562
25 to 29	3,198	3,330
30 to 34	2,962	3,187
35 to 39	3,130	3,298
40 to 44	3,183	3,609
45 to 49	3,503	3,641
50 to 54	3,051	3,428
55 to 59	3,121	3,818
60 to 64	2,976	3,769
65 to 69	2,504	3,343
70 to 74	1,570	2,646
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	1,520	3,164

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,237	3,059
5 to 9	3,699	3,514
10 to 14	4,627	4,508
15 to 19	4,871	4,620
20 to 24	3,722	3,706
25 to 29	3,276	3,403
30 to 34	3,789	3,860
35 to 39	3,563	3,680
40 to 44	3,246	3,359
45 to 49	3,257	3,422
50 to 54	3,157	3,534
55 to 59	3,283	3,539
60 to 64	2,698	3,304
65 to 69	2,608	3,492
70 to 74	2,060	3,114
75 to 79	1,271	2,296
80 to 84	540	1,417
85 & up	274	840
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,320	3,276
5 to 9	3,472	3,330
10 to 14	3,501	3,532
15 to 19	3,682	3,648
20 to 24	3,589	3,747
25 to 29	3,480	3,793
30 to 34	3,583	4,084
35 to 39	3,505	3,879
40 to 44	3,907	4,324
45 to 49	3,525	3,914
50 to 54	3,069	3,420
55 to 59	3,070	3,537
60 to 64	2,825	3,532
65 to 69	2,754	3,566
70 to 74	1,967	2,928
75 to 79	1,450	2,710
80 to 84	850	1,900
85 & up	412	1,423
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,839	2,631
5 to 9	3,211	3,200
10 to 14	3,564	3,458
15 to 19	3,301	3,168
20 to 24	2,803	2,732
25 to 29	2,901	2,911
30 to 34	3,532	3,765
35 to 39	3,995	4,381
40 to 44	3,999	4,339
45 to 49	3,815	3,957
50 to 54	4,120	4,207
55 to 59	3,520	3,810
60 to 64	3,100	3,411
65 to 69	2,929	3,344
70 to 74	2,260	2,990
75 to 79	1,866	2,662
80 to 84	1,001	1,908
85 & up	650	1,817
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,823	2,689
5 to 9	2,742	2,670
10 to 14	3,162	3,045
15 to 19	3,243	3,190
20 to 24	3,087	3,063
25 to 29	2,650	2,899
30 to 34	2,596	2,788
35 to 39	3,032	3,389
40 to 44	3,740	4,192
45 to 49	4,187	4,589
50 to 54	4,093	4,408
55 to 59	3,752	4,103
60 to 64	4,106	4,301
65 to 69	3,418	3,737
70 to 74	2,716	3,166
75 to 79	2,137	2,711
80 to 84	1,290	2,017
85 & up	958	2,110
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,176	2,170
5 to 9	2,839	2,642
10 to 14	3,059	2,906
15 to 19	2,822	2,708
20 to 24	2,685	2,468
25 to 29	2,488	2,661
30 to 34	2,739	2,869
35 to 39	2,771	3,128
40 to 44	2,936	3,219
45 to 49	3,014	3,387
50 to 54	3,870	4,364
55 to 59	4,302	4,750
60 to 64	4,288	4,708
65 to 69	3,923	4,261
70 to 74	3,625	3,963
75 to 79	2,809	3,316
80 to 84	1,661	2,226
85 & up	1,427	2,293
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.

South Ayrshire Council : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up