the East Midlands Government Region : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 369,294 Show data context 385,589 Show data context
1811 410,924 Show data context 438,954 Show data context
1821 494,025 Show data context 504,079 Show data context
1831 562,420 Show data context 573,378 Show data context
1841 635,298 Show data context 648,098 Show data context
1851 695,113 Show data context 705,249 Show data context
1861 738,046 Show data context 760,291 Show data context
1881 887,119 Show data context 906,917 Show data context
1891 968,811 Show data context 1,003,516 Show data context
1911 1,210,983 Show data context 1,256,959 Show data context
1921 1,240,459 Show data context 1,320,384 Show data context
1931 1,330,077 Show data context 1,401,698 Show data context
1951 1,530,740 Show data context 1,595,934 Show data context
1961 1,635,536 Show data context 1,689,981 Show data context
1971 1,747,306 Show data context 1,808,710 Show data context
1981 1,861,453 Show data context 1,919,357 Show data context
1991 1,924,714 Show data context 2,015,580 Show data context
2001 2,049,081 Show data context 2,122,974 Show data context
2011 2,234,493 Show data context 2,298,729 Show data context
2021 2,402,174 Show data context 2,478,284 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, the East Midlands Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026