Bristol Unitary Authority (City/UA) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 25,408 Show data context 34,240 Show data context
1811 30,800 Show data context 40,366 Show data context
1821 36,475 Show data context 45,380 Show data context
1831 43,147 Show data context 52,432 Show data context
1841 50,337 Show data context 60,095 Show data context
1851 54,366 Show data context 65,190 Show data context
1861 59,031 Show data context 71,364 Show data context
1881 121,118 Show data context 142,534 Show data context
1891 138,035 Show data context 159,897 Show data context
1911 159,524 Show data context 188,447 Show data context
1921 169,634 Show data context 197,986 Show data context
1931 178,520 Show data context 204,054 Show data context
1951 199,154 Show data context 221,556 Show data context
1961 205,547 Show data context 221,566 Show data context
1971 191,229 Show data context 205,983 Show data context
1981 185,501 Show data context 198,291 Show data context
1991 180,805 Show data context 193,871 Show data context
2001 185,857 Show data context 194,959 Show data context
2011 213,071 Show data context 215,163 Show data context
2021 234,516 Show data context 237,800 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 8 , 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 1911'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 14 , 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions in combination'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 15 , 'Ages and Marital Conditions - Abridged Analysis'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 22 , 'Ages (quinary) by Marital Condition - Abridged Analysis', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Marital Condition', for 'LAA, Con, 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 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table CS001 - Age by sex and resident type)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table LC1117EW - "Sex by age")
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) 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, Bristol Unitary Authority (City/UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026