York Unitary Authority (UA) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 9,417 Show data context 10,893 Show data context
1811 10,800 Show data context 12,302 Show data context
1821 12,371 Show data context 13,597 Show data context
1831 14,109 Show data context 15,586 Show data context
1841 15,689 Show data context 17,041 Show data context
1851 18,628 Show data context 20,043 Show data context
1861 19,741 Show data context 21,227 Show data context
1881 37,774 Show data context 38,470 Show data context
1891 39,955 Show data context 41,852 Show data context
1911 49,189 Show data context 51,363 Show data context
1921 50,582 Show data context 53,666 Show data context
1931 54,509 Show data context 57,803 Show data context
1951 65,750 Show data context 69,383 Show data context
1961 68,997 Show data context 74,823 Show data context
1971 71,246 Show data context 77,273 Show data context
1981 76,500 Show data context 82,457 Show data context
1991 78,954 Show data context 85,520 Show data context
2001 87,217 Show data context 93,951 Show data context
2011 96,254 Show data context 101,797 Show data context
2021 97,490 Show data context 105,293 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, York Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026