Falkirk Council : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 12,094 Show data context 13,785 Show data context
1811 13,793 Show data context 15,266 Show data context
1821 15,239 Show data context 16,489 Show data context
1831 16,702 Show data context 18,200 Show data context
1841 20,095 Show data context 19,562 Show data context
1851 22,401 Show data context 22,396 Show data context
1861 10,619 Show data context 10,723 Show data context
1881 18,250 Show data context 17,570 Show data context
1911 58,339 Show data context 52,807 Show data context
1921 54,641 Show data context 51,874 Show data context
1931 57,628 Show data context 54,574 Show data context
1951 60,631 Show data context 61,211 Show data context
1961 63,645 Show data context 64,438 Show data context
1971 66,371 Show data context 69,381 Show data context
1981 70,124 Show data context 73,513 Show data context
1991 67,377 Show data context 73,791 Show data context
2001 70,016 Show data context 75,175 Show data context
2011 76,150 Show data context 79,840 Show data context
2021 77,051 Show data context 81,375 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, Falkirk Council through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026