West Dunbartonshire Council : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 4,138 Show data context 4,644 Show data context
1811 4,762 Show data context 5,547 Show data context
1821 5,201 Show data context 6,052 Show data context
1831 6,890 Show data context 7,512 Show data context
1841 8,815 Show data context 9,334 Show data context
1851 9,262 Show data context 9,552 Show data context
1861 5,591 Show data context 5,859 Show data context
1881 13,934 Show data context 13,304 Show data context
1911 40,726 Show data context 38,064 Show data context
1921 44,388 Show data context 42,888 Show data context
1931 42,816 Show data context 42,514 Show data context
1951 43,442 Show data context 45,834 Show data context
1961 46,513 Show data context 48,895 Show data context
1971 51,908 Show data context 55,557 Show data context
1981 49,921 Show data context 53,481 Show data context
1991 45,562 Show data context 50,594 Show data context
2001 44,197 Show data context 49,181 Show data context
2011 43,183 Show data context 47,537 Show data context
2021 42,446 Show data context 45,936 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, West Dunbartonshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026