Risbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : Percentage aged 15-64

R_AGE_15_64 = (AGE_GROUP:15_64 * 100.0) / TOT_POP:now

Data Role Period Covered Authority Source Details Method
AGE_GROUP:15_64 1851 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the People' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1851 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
AGE_GROUP:15_64 1861 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
AGE_GROUP:15_64 1871 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
AGE_GROUP:15_64 1881 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Sub-Districts' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1881 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 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' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
AGE_GROUP:15_64 1891 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1891 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1891 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
AGE_GROUP:15_64 1901 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 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' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1901 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 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' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
AGE_GROUP:15_64 1911 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1911 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 11 , 'Registration Counties and Registration Districts - Persons, Males and Females in each registration county; Males and Females in each registration district at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups, 1911' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1911 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area

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This is the age group we treat as 'working age' although the definition has changed over time. Compulsory education to age 10 was established in some areas from 1870, and was gradually raised up to 16 by 1973. The male retirement age was standardised at 65 only in 1925.

Despite the large change in overall age structure, the proportion of working age has changed relatively little: it was smallest in 1871 and 1881 (59%), and at its greatest in 1931 (69%). The main concentrations of the workforce were in areas of rapid population growth, so in 1851 they were in the industrial districts and London. In 2011, low proportions of working age population are generally in rural areas, and also in coastal areas affected by retirement migration.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Risbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Rate: Percentage aged 15-64, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10063243/cube/AGE_15_64

Date accessed: 08th April 2026