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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,580	1,494
5 to 9	1,385	1,376
10 to 14	1,304	1,251
15 to 19	1,058	1,031
20 to 24	847	969
25 to 29	735	821
30 to 34	725	722
35 to 39	648	675
40 to 44	638	670
45 to 49	513	534
50 to 54	481	465
55 to 59	397	357
60 to 64	365	374
65 to 69	262	256
70 to 74	187	201
75 to 79	108	104
80 to 84	55	58
85 & up	12	20
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,005	1,916
5 to 9	1,909	1,825
10 to 14	1,899	1,654
15 to 19	1,586	1,293
20 to 24	1,521	1,162
25 to 29	1,211	1,096
30 to 34	1,027	991
35 to 39	934	869
40 to 44	829	852
45 to 49	691	706
50 to 54	644	632
55 to 59	536	531
60 to 64	484	445
65 to 69	347	345
70 to 74	256	269
75 to 79	156	152
80 to 84	81	70
85 & up	22	41
75 & up

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,842	1,858
5 to 9	1,972	1,936
10 to 14	1,916	1,786
15 to 19	1,590	1,377
20 to 24	1,267	1,334
25 to 29	1,143	1,237
30 to 34	1,071	1,085
35 to 39	937	997
40 to 44	854	919
45 to 49	779	769
50 to 54	627	686
55 to 59	514	577
60 to 64	473	478
65 to 69	360	397
70 to 74	275	309
75 to 79	161	175
80 to 84	74	86
85 & up	32	45
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,624	1,623
5 to 9	1,829	1,715
10 to 14	1,947	1,845
15 to 19	1,697	1,700
20 to 24	1,417	1,518
25 to 29	1,401	1,499
30 to 34	1,401	1,533
35 to 39	1,307	1,373
40 to 44	1,163	1,293
45 to 49	1,075	1,174
50 to 54	907	987
55 to 59	673	770
60 to 64	620	671
65 to 69	445	531
70 to 74	289	365
75 to 79	199	242
80 to 84	108	120
85 & up	44	76
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,428	1,441
5 to 9	1,758	1,689
10 to 14	1,744	1,659
15 to 19	1,720	1,664
20 to 24	1,633	1,733
25 to 29	1,599	1,708
30 to 34	1,391	1,590
35 to 39	1,312	1,656
40 to 44	1,357	1,676
45 to 49	1,293	1,652
50 to 54	1,262	1,630
55 to 59	1,172	1,459
60 to 64	1,062	1,314
65 to 69	826	1,059
70 to 74	575	730
75 to 79	317	437
80 to 84	154	226
85 & up	64	122
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,168	2,011
5 to 9	1,855	1,780
10 to 14	1,629	1,606
15 to 19	1,310	1,544
20 to 24	1,453	1,565
25 to 29	1,546	1,671
30 to 34	1,550	1,712
35 to 39	1,653	1,942
40 to 44	1,838	1,996
45 to 49	1,669	1,965
50 to 54	1,484	1,904
55 to 59	1,301	1,824
60 to 64	1,223	1,822
65 to 69	1,132	1,685
70 to 74	934	1,465
75 to 79	547	895
80 to 84	309	575
85 & up	140	280
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,870	1,757
5 to 9	1,902	1,802
10 to 14	2,458	2,204
15 to 19	1,909	1,838
20 to 24	1,409	1,363
25 to 29	1,330	1,422
30 to 34	1,493	1,592
35 to 39	1,634	1,882
40 to 44	1,677	1,864
45 to 49	1,831	2,149
50 to 54	1,973	2,303
55 to 59	1,807	2,309
60 to 64	1,676	2,377
65 to 69	1,553	2,174
70 to 74	1,218	1,884
75 to 79	702	1,289
80 to 84	373	840
85 & up	188	478
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,738	2,509
5 to 9	3,033	2,739
10 to 14	2,551	2,420
15 to 19	2,171	2,193
20 to 24	2,120	2,118
25 to 29	1,986	2,205
30 to 34	1,935	2,022
35 to 39	1,932	2,031
40 to 44	2,020	2,144
45 to 49	2,079	2,341
50 to 54	2,001	2,295
55 to 59	2,211	2,643
60 to 64	2,382	3,095
65 to 69	2,239	2,973
70 to 74	1,603	2,374
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	1,650	3,158

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,060	1,872
5 to 9	2,233	2,217
10 to 14	2,795	2,646
15 to 19	2,880	2,753
20 to 24	2,173	2,121
25 to 29	1,995	2,147
30 to 34	2,600	2,665
35 to 39	2,379	2,467
40 to 44	2,068	2,135
45 to 49	2,013	2,060
50 to 54	1,966	2,213
55 to 59	2,188	2,531
60 to 64	2,042	2,618
65 to 69	2,245	2,842
70 to 74	2,062	2,809
75 to 79	1,341	2,242
80 to 84	675	1,421
85 & up	336	1,030
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,642	2,461
5 to 9	2,522	2,482
10 to 14	2,499	2,374
15 to 19	2,481	2,402
20 to 24	2,430	2,421
25 to 29	2,534	2,590
30 to 34	2,552	2,752
35 to 39	2,633	2,858
40 to 44	3,276	3,326
45 to 49	2,700	2,813
50 to 54	2,313	2,442
55 to 59	2,270	2,371
60 to 64	2,277	2,685
65 to 69	2,408	3,079
70 to 74	2,123	2,807
75 to 79	1,677	2,497
80 to 84	1,051	2,007
85 & up	562	1,617
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,563	2,281
5 to 9	2,812	2,696
10 to 14	3,106	2,751
15 to 19	2,667	2,564
20 to 24	1,831	1,847
25 to 29	1,886	2,101
30 to 34	2,638	2,772
35 to 39	3,233	3,323
40 to 44	3,009	3,322
45 to 49	2,966	3,082
50 to 54	3,323	3,542
55 to 59	2,915	3,058
60 to 64	2,403	2,743
65 to 69	2,424	2,644
70 to 74	2,214	2,785
75 to 79	1,839	2,538
80 to 84	1,242	2,063
85 & up	957	2,089
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,683	2,369
5 to 9	2,732	2,497
10 to 14	2,910	2,641
15 to 19	2,919	2,660
20 to 24	2,444	2,235
25 to 29	2,415	2,181
30 to 34	2,179	2,355
35 to 39	2,545	2,933
40 to 44	3,298	3,597
45 to 49	3,733	3,765
50 to 54	3,295	3,357
55 to 59	3,066	3,325
60 to 64	3,521	3,693
65 to 69	2,829	3,152
70 to 74	2,221	2,687
75 to 79	1,966	2,305
80 to 84	1,428	2,032
85 & up	1,179	2,355
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,373	2,171
5 to 9	2,740	2,562
10 to 14	3,007	2,743
15 to 19	2,675	2,444
20 to 24	2,191	1,950
25 to 29	2,095	2,193
30 to 34	2,447	2,815
35 to 39	2,592	2,812
40 to 44	2,709	2,904
45 to 49	3,015	3,332
50 to 54	3,544	3,872
55 to 59	3,605	3,875
60 to 64	3,298	3,473
65 to 69	2,999	3,388
70 to 74	3,285	3,712
75 to 79	2,379	2,889
80 to 84	1,630	2,104
85 & up	1,500	2,543
75 & up

Date	Source
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'
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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Lewes District : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up