South Ayrshire Council : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 13,444 Show data context 15,067 Show data context
1811 16,558 Show data context 18,978 Show data context
1821 22,399 Show data context 23,876 Show data context
1831 25,435 Show data context 27,551 Show data context
1841 28,340 Show data context 30,806 Show data context
1851 31,440 Show data context 33,570 Show data context
1861 40,819 Show data context 43,439 Show data context
1881 44,912 Show data context 46,863 Show data context
1911 38,899 Show data context 42,801 Show data context
1921 44,895 Show data context 50,777 Show data context
1931 43,375 Show data context 48,652 Show data context
1951 49,190 Show data context 54,989 Show data context
1961 49,880 Show data context 55,409 Show data context
1971 51,684 Show data context 57,882 Show data context
1981 53,180 Show data context 58,666 Show data context
1991 51,960 Show data context 60,543 Show data context
2001 53,406 Show data context 58,691 Show data context
2011 53,732 Show data context 59,067 Show data context
2021 53,428 Show data context 58,124 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, South Ayrshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026