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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	15,258	15,001
5 to 9	15,013	14,339
10 to 14	13,703	13,288
15 to 19	12,493	12,874
20 to 24	9,570	11,642
25 to 29	7,658	10,128
30 to 34	7,029	9,150
35 to 39	5,980	7,694
40 to 44	5,872	7,580
45 to 49	4,813	5,796
50 to 54	5,338	6,417
55 to 59	3,966	4,607
60 to 64	4,405	5,912
65 to 69	2,558	3,434
70 to 74	2,153	3,002
75 to 79	1,309	1,775
80 to 84	969	1,544
85 & up	429	696
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	14,783	14,128
5 to 9	13,907	13,360
10 to 14	13,601	13,098
15 to 19	12,785	12,094
20 to 24	10,384	10,598
25 to 29	7,961	8,963
30 to 34	6,388	7,569
35 to 39	5,998	7,264
40 to 44	5,761	7,159
45 to 49	5,134	6,324
50 to 54	5,369	6,803
55 to 59	4,091	5,006
60 to 64	4,289	5,940
65 to 69	2,874	3,745
70 to 74	2,489	3,226
75 to 79	1,645	2,122
80 to 84	1,125	1,545
85 & up	436	670
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	8,506	8,383
5 to 9	9,010	8,823
10 to 14	9,362	9,289
15 to 19	10,146	8,525
20 to 24	8,169	7,066
25 to 29	6,741	6,357
30 to 34	5,998	6,007
35 to 39	5,713	5,964
40 to 44	5,033	5,333
45 to 49	4,876	5,084
50 to 54	4,545	4,900
55 to 59	3,912	4,240
60 to 64	3,188	3,610
65 to 69	2,827	3,493
70 to 74	2,503	3,902
75 to 79	1,557	2,265
80 to 84	849	1,323
85 & up	399	750
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,353	6,117
5 to 9	6,963	6,819
10 to 14	6,891	6,491
15 to 19	7,719	6,584
20 to 24	7,011	5,916
25 to 29	6,146	5,735
30 to 34	5,323	5,559
35 to 39	4,513	5,263
40 to 44	4,332	5,148
45 to 49	4,387	5,047
50 to 54	4,392	4,705
55 to 59	4,211	4,439
60 to 64	3,769	3,988
65 to 69	3,348	3,498
70 to 74	2,704	3,454
75 to 79	1,661	2,309
80 to 84	808	1,209
85 & up	368	671
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	7,186	6,942
5 to 9	6,284	5,934
10 to 14	5,976	5,754
15 to 19	5,796	5,215
20 to 24	5,790	5,236
25 to 29	5,731	5,302
30 to 34	5,021	4,897
35 to 39	5,604	5,480
40 to 44	5,829	5,839
45 to 49	5,551	5,515
50 to 54	4,708	5,097
55 to 59	3,917	4,588
60 to 64	3,443	4,385
65 to 69	3,159	3,948
70 to 74	2,584	3,269
75 to 79	1,818	2,359
80 to 84	970	1,337
85 & up	468	812
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	7,346	6,969
5 to 9	6,867	6,605
10 to 14	7,072	6,841
15 to 19	5,572	5,173
20 to 24	4,512	4,664
25 to 29	4,963	4,808
30 to 34	5,467	5,217
35 to 39	5,517	5,259
40 to 44	4,680	4,738
45 to 49	5,278	5,260
50 to 54	5,556	5,650
55 to 59	4,985	5,189
60 to 64	3,925	4,661
65 to 69	3,145	4,037
70 to 74	2,450	3,537
75 to 79	1,745	2,595
80 to 84	997	1,487
85 & up	504	904
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	7,443	7,129
5 to 9	7,815	7,592
10 to 14	7,424	6,962
15 to 19	6,270	5,728
20 to 24	4,773	4,871
25 to 29	4,772	4,720
30 to 34	4,538	4,835
35 to 39	4,706	4,809
40 to 44	5,023	4,983
45 to 49	4,820	4,911
50 to 54	4,217	4,537
55 to 59	4,534	4,891
60 to 64	4,440	5,247
65 to 69	3,801	4,543
70 to 74	2,495	3,613
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	2,880	4,924

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,762	6,188
5 to 9	6,964	6,580
10 to 14	8,162	7,817
15 to 19	8,057	7,888
20 to 24	6,841	6,425
25 to 29	6,419	6,196
30 to 34	7,066	6,666
35 to 39	5,974	5,696
40 to 44	5,291	5,514
45 to 49	5,198	5,201
50 to 54	5,300	5,291
55 to 59	4,910	5,203
60 to 64	4,029	4,579
65 to 69	3,953	4,689
70 to 74	3,269	4,374
75 to 79	2,028	3,200
80 to 84	961	2,014
85 & up	492	1,369
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,923	6,264
5 to 9	6,858	6,466
10 to 14	7,489	6,814
15 to 19	7,114	6,817
20 to 24	6,834	6,857
25 to 29	7,106	7,394
30 to 34	7,202	7,170
35 to 39	7,001	7,052
40 to 44	7,744	7,641
45 to 49	6,160	6,269
50 to 54	5,563	5,973
55 to 59	5,263	5,574
60 to 64	5,043	5,507
65 to 69	4,479	5,089
70 to 74	3,147	4,239
75 to 79	2,325	3,536
80 to 84	1,277	2,828
85 & up	718	2,100
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,006	5,357
5 to 9	6,640	6,430
10 to 14	7,197	6,583
15 to 19	6,409	5,713
20 to 24	5,369	4,626
25 to 29	5,634	5,630
30 to 34	6,690	7,317
35 to 39	7,841	8,372
40 to 44	7,746	8,059
45 to 49	7,612	7,609
50 to 54	8,100	7,974
55 to 59	6,786	6,712
60 to 64	5,686	6,141
65 to 69	4,971	5,488
70 to 74	4,094	4,878
75 to 79	2,925	4,121
80 to 84	1,549	2,788
85 & up	1,042	2,819
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,531	6,174
5 to 9	6,322	6,086
10 to 14	7,008	6,424
15 to 19	6,852	6,398
20 to 24	6,036	5,535
25 to 29	6,259	6,578
30 to 34	6,190	6,347
35 to 39	6,620	7,289
40 to 44	8,091	8,788
45 to 49	8,990	9,508
50 to 54	8,663	8,827
55 to 59	8,176	8,436
60 to 64	8,447	8,517
65 to 69	6,593	6,681
70 to 74	4,936	5,653
75 to 79	3,750	4,626
80 to 84	2,383	3,402
85 & up	1,624	3,392
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,995	4,846
5 to 9	6,097	5,794
10 to 14	6,752	6,257
15 to 19	6,004	5,530
20 to 24	5,674	4,898
25 to 29	5,996	5,955
30 to 34	6,543	6,593
35 to 39	6,580	6,994
40 to 44	6,871	7,332
45 to 49	7,023	7,435
50 to 54	8,515	9,300
55 to 59	9,461	10,097
60 to 64	8,766	9,113
65 to 69	7,960	8,190
70 to 74	7,228	7,561
75 to 79	5,348	5,952
80 to 84	3,053	4,094
85 & up	2,481	4,063
75 & up

Date	Source
1861	1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [5] , 'Ages of the Males and Females in the Town Districts'
1881	1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the Males and Females for every Quinquennial Period of Life, for the Registration Divisions, Counties, and Districts of Scotland'
1911	1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 19 A, 'Conjugal Condition and Age-distribution of Population - Of City or County'
1931	1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 21 , 'Quinquennial Age-Groups and Conjugal Condition (All Ages) - All Burghs and Districts of Counties'
1951	1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 15 , 'Quinquennial age-groups by conjugal condition (all ages)', for 'Burghs, Wards of Cities, Districts of Counties'
1961	1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Martial Condition', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, 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	National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table CAS001 Age by sex and whether living in household or communal establishment)
2011	National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (File LC1117SC.csv within Output_Area_blk.zip)
2021	National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) by sex)

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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up