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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,097,843	1,094,404
5 to 9	977,548	970,692
10 to 14	897,780	885,089
15 to 19	813,884	826,538
20 to 24	741,867	817,923
25 to 29	653,224	724,953
30 to 34	577,125	618,997
35 to 39	496,789	521,386
40 to 44	443,503	464,467
45 to 49	367,476	380,793
50 to 54	323,381	340,083
55 to 59	237,153	252,887
60 to 64	211,152	236,051
65 to 69	140,741	162,968
70 to 74	106,363	125,084
75 to 79	59,831	74,242
80 to 84	28,888	37,964
85 & up	11,884	17,740
75 & up

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,262,079	1,253,948
5 to 9	1,090,663	1,090,067
10 to 14	984,174	972,457
15 to 19	888,181	907,794
20 to 24	800,549	907,297
25 to 29	684,550	783,236
30 to 34	616,641	679,517
35 to 39	550,409	594,094
40 to 44	514,324	547,327
45 to 49	421,356	445,209
50 to 54	364,147	386,667
55 to 59	277,578	293,520
60 to 64	246,326	270,481
65 to 69	162,529	186,158
70 to 74	118,714	140,935
75 to 79	65,671	81,001
80 to 84	31,111	40,816
85 & up	11,610	18,135
75 & up

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,439,232	1,438,385
5 to 9	1,263,000	1,269,367
10 to 14	1,142,090	1,126,625
15 to 19	1,013,539	1,029,266
20 to 24	890,559	992,815
25 to 29	791,312	884,151
30 to 34	700,446	766,711
35 to 39	601,171	660,503
40 to 44	553,931	603,243
45 to 49	474,809	513,578
50 to 54	426,558	460,148
55 to 59	321,911	348,352
60 to 64	274,210	306,454
65 to 69	191,586	220,499
70 to 74	139,689	162,485
75 to 79	75,965	92,421
80 to 84	35,277	46,512
85 & up	13,048	20,726
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,645,745	1,651,829
5 to 9	1,464,217	1,475,665
10 to 14	1,307,481	1,305,489
15 to 19	1,182,044	1,199,029
20 to 24	1,039,402	1,145,013
25 to 29	918,885	1,005,615
30 to 34	786,504	852,164
35 to 39	697,982	749,279
40 to 44	630,856	683,306
45 to 49	511,964	566,530
50 to 54	453,203	502,776
55 to 59	354,491	396,936
60 to 64	317,737	361,782
65 to 69	214,682	251,996
70 to 74	146,499	177,829
75 to 79	82,915	103,821
80 to 84	37,764	50,026
85 & up	13,206	21,198
75 & up

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,652,243	1,670,767
5 to 9	1,584,632	1,594,173
10 to 14	1,507,088	1,510,314
15 to 19	1,363,898	1,393,100
20 to 24	1,158,510	1,314,506
25 to 29	1,035,820	1,166,500
30 to 34	913,982	988,967
35 to 39	809,405	863,601
40 to 44	697,700	754,622
45 to 49	600,648	652,484
50 to 54	513,333	573,066
55 to 59	385,218	441,451
60 to 64	332,555	389,263
65 to 69	241,977	291,865
70 to 74	172,643	217,711
75 to 79	94,166	122,116
80 to 84	40,184	57,186
85 & up	14,819	25,271
75 & up

Data for 1901	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,732,699	1,738,298
5 to 9	1,624,038	1,633,323
10 to 14	1,565,617	1,566,271
15 to 19	1,505,531	1,542,480
20 to 24	1,378,922	1,555,016
25 to 29	1,241,084	1,410,879
30 to 34	1,080,924	1,200,468
35 to 39	967,811	1,048,118
40 to 44	841,842	900,741
45 to 49	712,228	767,708
50 to 54	595,949	653,339
55 to 59	466,143	522,498
60 to 64	384,283	451,853
65 to 69	264,548	326,781
70 to 74	183,281	236,119
75 to 79	105,933	142,142
80 to 84	48,863	71,870
85 & up	16,730	28,501
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,789,715	1,772,587
5 to 9	1,708,531	1,711,582
10 to 14	1,622,759	1,627,196
15 to 19	1,533,471	1,566,817
20 to 24	1,388,431	1,565,970
25 to 29	1,346,680	1,521,396
30 to 34	1,276,631	1,407,791
35 to 39	1,169,439	1,267,071
40 to 44	997,624	1,085,800
45 to 49	860,797	938,866
50 to 54	715,955	785,004
55 to 59	566,736	630,668
60 to 64	445,209	510,668
65 to 69	341,861	414,162
70 to 74	221,019	296,893
75 to 79	119,078	171,470
80 to 84	52,797	82,329
85 & up	21,269	38,873
75 & up

Data for 1921	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,547,110	1,509,428
5 to 9	1,630,053	1,617,786
10 to 14	1,700,331	1,686,252
15 to 19	1,598,945	1,649,974
20 to 24	1,338,524	1,589,803
25 to 29	1,237,382	1,512,701
30 to 34	1,185,762	1,422,193
35 to 39	1,180,555	1,379,383
40 to 44	1,137,850	1,293,319
45 to 49	1,079,990	1,167,747
50 to 54	902,984	979,873
55 to 59	727,941	798,606
60 to 64	561,314	641,210
65 to 69	419,589	506,123
70 to 74	262,331	355,064
75 to 79	148,556	220,837
80 to 84	62,664	106,446
85 & up	23,364	48,235
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,404,487	1,375,946
5 to 9	1,551,953	1,521,576
10 to 14	1,494,986	1,464,173
15 to 19	1,587,441	1,613,119
20 to 24	1,590,151	1,687,761
25 to 29	1,524,195	1,620,543
30 to 34	1,336,341	1,519,429
35 to 39	1,192,286	1,422,682
40 to 44	1,144,062	1,345,428
45 to 49	1,104,727	1,283,898
50 to 54	1,040,889	1,188,785
55 to 59	919,073	1,015,248
60 to 64	724,055	826,058
65 to 69	538,216	651,745
70 to 74	351,468	465,567
75 to 79	190,546	278,971
80 to 84	78,226	134,328
85 & up	28,717	62,058
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,786,752	1,702,153
5 to 9	1,515,712	1,448,733
10 to 14	1,335,269	1,293,270
15 to 19	1,249,978	1,281,650
20 to 24	1,339,687	1,410,585
25 to 29	1,525,278	1,553,682
30 to 34	1,421,683	1,469,787
35 to 39	1,535,630	1,592,078
40 to 44	1,559,731	1,607,430
45 to 49	1,461,220	1,517,763
50 to 54	1,233,238	1,414,530
55 to 59	1,017,319	1,251,802
60 to 64	877,526	1,132,035
65 to 69	729,412	987,575
70 to 74	552,207	787,920
75 to 79	349,490	517,818
80 to 84	153,897	265,552
85 & up	56,845	129,708
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,737,270	1,647,371
5 to 9	1,568,508	1,493,868
10 to 14	1,791,158	1,706,617
15 to 19	1,523,592	1,484,507
20 to 24	1,351,300	1,364,075
25 to 29	1,364,090	1,321,564
30 to 34	1,414,937	1,397,467
35 to 39	1,518,754	1,528,948
40 to 44	1,404,039	1,449,948
45 to 49	1,490,845	1,549,709
50 to 54	1,482,953	1,549,627
55 to 59	1,322,811	1,428,306
60 to 64	1,026,629	1,278,028
65 to 69	765,249	1,088,374
70 to 74	561,141	886,588
75 to 79	364,755	641,428
80 to 84	191,870	378,380
85 & up	84,696	200,830
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,889,444	1,794,469
5 to 9	1,956,108	1,858,000
10 to 14	1,755,976	1,658,598
15 to 19	1,593,971	1,521,143
20 to 24	1,651,018	1,672,954
25 to 29	1,467,961	1,460,192
30 to 34	1,342,358	1,311,577
35 to 39	1,298,106	1,279,621
40 to 44	1,351,641	1,364,193
45 to 49	1,424,477	1,465,307
50 to 54	1,296,998	1,370,339
55 to 59	1,317,524	1,421,979
60 to 64	1,221,908	1,389,924
65 to 69	969,496	1,221,191
70 to 74	624,886	980,594
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	636,641	1,323,585

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,406,230	1,336,438
5 to 9	1,551,094	1,469,018
10 to 14	1,859,059	1,766,340
15 to 19	1,936,466	1,855,175
20 to 24	1,705,379	1,665,532
25 to 29	1,558,704	1,539,006
30 to 34	1,733,287	1,722,066
35 to 39	1,467,390	1,452,108
40 to 44	1,325,905	1,309,818
45 to 49	1,274,976	1,262,377
50 to 54	1,301,368	1,323,977
55 to 59	1,320,110	1,385,735
60 to 64	1,124,245	1,254,957
65 to 69	1,035,042	1,247,526
70 to 74	820,142	1,120,655
75 to 79	512,559	860,698
80 to 84	234,143	540,053
85 & up	112,896	366,819
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,597,857	1,525,788
5 to 9	1,504,532	1,431,673
10 to 14	1,440,496	1,368,536
15 to 19	1,524,564	1,469,893
20 to 24	1,712,711	1,764,126
25 to 29	1,836,655	1,898,019
30 to 34	1,693,827	1,719,342
35 to 39	1,547,031	1,566,180
40 to 44	1,714,304	1,730,827
45 to 49	1,443,975	1,445,032
50 to 54	1,277,059	1,277,821
55 to 59	1,196,040	1,213,072
60 to 64	1,157,191	1,240,016
65 to 69	1,076,106	1,250,294
70 to 74	812,714	1,067,893
75 to 79	609,797	946,825
80 to 84	350,589	689,121
85 & up	175,914	531,864
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,497,296	1,430,726
5 to 9	1,601,153	1,523,102
10 to 14	1,653,019	1,574,276
15 to 19	1,550,835	1,482,978
20 to 24	1,469,389	1,483,369
25 to 29	1,603,203	1,665,021
30 to 34	1,856,943	1,928,721
35 to 39	1,915,895	1,965,466
40 to 44	1,719,147	1,741,456
45 to 49	1,542,049	1,569,602
50 to 54	1,677,417	1,705,493
55 to 59	1,379,479	1,406,064
60 to 64	1,174,493	1,217,303
65 to 69	1,034,648	1,119,553
70 to 74	886,622	1,062,596
75 to 79	687,405	957,645
80 to 84	409,386	697,280
85 & up	264,987	688,113
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,698,171	1,620,278
5 to 9	1,521,271	1,451,361
10 to 14	1,577,011	1,503,918
15 to 19	1,706,618	1,633,647
20 to 24	1,810,404	1,784,917
25 to 29	1,820,536	1,830,345
30 to 34	1,754,903	1,754,318
35 to 39	1,765,582	1,783,534
40 to 44	1,923,441	1,962,493
45 to 49	1,919,758	1,960,057
50 to 54	1,687,729	1,712,366
55 to 59	1,481,745	1,515,247
60 to 64	1,557,140	1,615,137
65 to 69	1,217,965	1,290,189
70 to 74	967,953	1,076,176
75 to 79	755,703	913,642
80 to 84	519,650	739,123
85 & up	383,568	796,560
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,575,940	1,501,662
5 to 9	1,713,963	1,634,749
10 to 14	1,748,793	1,664,046
15 to 19	1,650,925	1,568,284
20 to 24	1,712,850	1,701,611
25 to 29	1,817,665	1,897,358
30 to 34	1,908,032	2,044,528
35 to 39	1,841,792	1,953,254
40 to 44	1,753,465	1,826,794
45 to 49	1,777,257	1,825,746
50 to 54	1,923,085	1,985,034
55 to 59	1,869,644	1,936,727
60 to 64	1,602,408	1,653,929
65 to 69	1,341,451	1,426,068
70 to 74	1,331,968	1,465,183
75 to 79	947,459	1,091,625
80 to 84	627,418	798,490
85 & up	512,099	859,916
75 & up

Date	Source
1851	1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the People'
1861	1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'
1871	1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-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'
1901	1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 26 , 'Ages of Persons, Males and Females, in the Registration County, and in Registration Districts, 1901'
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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England Country (Dep) : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up