Hertsmere District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 3,491 Show data context 3,461 Show data context
1811 3,868 Show data context 3,864 Show data context
1821 4,746 Show data context 4,898 Show data context
1831 5,536 Show data context 5,634 Show data context
1841 6,469 Show data context 6,291 Show data context
1851 6,705 Show data context 6,757 Show data context
1861 7,854 Show data context 8,531 Show data context
1881 6,392 Show data context 6,818 Show data context
1891 7,921 Show data context 8,470 Show data context
1911 9,269 Show data context 10,432 Show data context
1921 10,035 Show data context 11,829 Show data context
1931 16,096 Show data context 17,818 Show data context
1951 30,086 Show data context 34,302 Show data context
1961 44,982 Show data context 48,240 Show data context
1971 43,855 Show data context 45,852 Show data context
1981 43,283 Show data context 45,481 Show data context
1991 42,044 Show data context 44,995 Show data context
2001 45,529 Show data context 48,840 Show data context
2011 48,290 Show data context 51,741 Show data context
2021 51,807 Show data context 55,986 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, Hertsmere District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026