Waltham Forest District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 3,082 Show data context 3,396 Show data context
1811 3,702 Show data context 4,215 Show data context
1821 4,351 Show data context 4,932 Show data context
1831 4,742 Show data context 5,320 Show data context
1841 5,181 Show data context 5,791 Show data context
1851 6,606 Show data context 7,179 Show data context
1861 11,259 Show data context 11,811 Show data context
1881 22,928 Show data context 25,233 Show data context
1891 45,622 Show data context 49,079 Show data context
1911 122,162 Show data context 130,719 Show data context
1921 124,727 Show data context 138,028 Show data context
1931 132,428 Show data context 145,628 Show data context
1951 125,978 Show data context 141,205 Show data context
1961 114,751 Show data context 126,642 Show data context
1971 108,491 Show data context 116,065 Show data context
1981 102,536 Show data context 110,358 Show data context
1991 100,031 Show data context 108,144 Show data context
2001 106,321 Show data context 112,045 Show data context
2011 128,970 Show data context 129,279 Show data context
2021 136,546 Show data context 141,969 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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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Waltham Forest District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026