England Country (Dep) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 3,968,122 Show data context 4,320,755 Show data context
1811 4,473,349 Show data context 4,932,307 Show data context
1821 5,440,352 Show data context 5,738,024 Show data context
1831 6,314,744 Show data context 6,660,661 Show data context
1841 7,245,666 Show data context 7,601,909 Show data context
1851 8,186,031 Show data context 8,551,852 Show data context
1861 9,121,114 Show data context 9,632,276 Show data context
1871 10,348,333 Show data context 10,942,263 Show data context
1881 11,850,828 Show data context 12,546,052 Show data context
1891 13,158,392 Show data context 14,067,728 Show data context
1901 14,716,390 Show data context 15,796,441 Show data context
1911 16,178,004 Show data context 17,395,141 Show data context
1921 16,745,245 Show data context 18,484,980 Show data context
1931 17,839,205 Show data context 19,519,740 Show data context
1939 17,837,715 Show data context 20,246,606 Show data context
1951 19,748,090 Show data context 21,415,854 Show data context
1961 21,012,069 Show data context 22,448,456 Show data context
1971 21,606,006 Show data context 22,967,770 Show data context
1981 22,278,973 Show data context 23,478,272 Show data context
1991 22,671,420 Show data context 24,136,337 Show data context
2001 23,923,366 Show data context 25,218,764 Show data context
2011 26,069,148 Show data context 26,943,308 Show data context
2021 27,656,214 Show data context 28,835,004 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 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-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, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 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 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1939 1939 National Registration of United Kingdom and Isle of Man, Population summary, Table 3 A, 'Population by Sex and Year of Birth (and Age) in Great Britain and the Isle of Man. England and Wales - Counties, Boroughs, Urban and Rural Districts'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, 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, England Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026