Walsall District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 9,158 Show data context 8,643 Show data context
1811 10,505 Show data context 9,814 Show data context
1821 11,458 Show data context 10,853 Show data context
1831 14,259 Show data context 13,140 Show data context
1841 19,741 Show data context 17,890 Show data context
1851 24,725 Show data context 22,674 Show data context
1861 33,312 Show data context 31,541 Show data context
1881 55,203 Show data context 54,213 Show data context
1891 63,816 Show data context 62,395 Show data context
1911 79,568 Show data context 79,514 Show data context
1921 83,727 Show data context 86,138 Show data context
1931 89,457 Show data context 92,367 Show data context
1951 102,392 Show data context 107,562 Show data context
1961 116,526 Show data context 118,167 Show data context
1971 131,023 Show data context 132,844 Show data context
1981 130,751 Show data context 133,514 Show data context
1991 126,488 Show data context 131,294 Show data context
2001 122,952 Show data context 130,287 Show data context
2011 132,319 Show data context 137,004 Show data context
2021 138,563 Show data context 145,339 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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nCube definition


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, Walsall District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026