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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	10,901	10,689
5 to 9	10,008	9,968
10 to 14	9,489	9,273
15 to 19	8,057	8,455
20 to 24	5,897	7,503
25 to 29	4,515	6,157
30 to 34	4,099	5,329
35 to 39	3,835	4,894
40 to 44	3,774	4,812
45 to 49	3,582	4,175
50 to 54	3,144	3,904
55 to 59	2,378	3,064
60 to 64	2,454	3,044
65 to 69	1,531	2,053
70 to 74	1,283	1,770
75 to 79	780	1,117
80 to 84	474	670
85 & up	203	288
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	10,733	10,562
5 to 9	9,820	9,422
10 to 14	9,200	8,929
15 to 19	8,209	8,070
20 to 24	6,159	7,384
25 to 29	4,955	6,226
30 to 34	4,131	5,123
35 to 39	3,721	4,837
40 to 44	3,720	4,453
45 to 49	3,082	3,928
50 to 54	3,000	3,692
55 to 59	2,447	3,028
60 to 64	2,370	2,957
65 to 69	1,873	2,484
70 to 74	1,396	1,935
75 to 79	824	1,142
80 to 84	471	693
85 & up	160	299
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	7,296	7,023
5 to 9	7,344	7,071
10 to 14	7,522	7,217
15 to 19	7,033	6,855
20 to 24	5,502	6,225
25 to 29	4,721	5,765
30 to 34	4,495	5,390
35 to 39	4,228	5,051
40 to 44	3,789	4,425
45 to 49	3,600	4,185
50 to 54	3,311	3,859
55 to 59	2,789	3,251
60 to 64	2,189	2,617
65 to 69	1,796	2,338
70 to 74	1,386	1,994
75 to 79	748	1,080
80 to 84	365	518
85 & up	151	265
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,178	6,043
5 to 9	6,731	6,394
10 to 14	6,103	6,044
15 to 19	6,135	6,060
20 to 24	5,461	5,682
25 to 29	5,104	5,496
30 to 34	4,590	5,328
35 to 39	3,817	5,013
40 to 44	3,754	4,677
45 to 49	3,715	4,484
50 to 54	3,669	4,307
55 to 59	3,387	3,839
60 to 64	2,861	3,281
65 to 69	2,397	2,797
70 to 74	1,709	2,229
75 to 79	991	1,379
80 to 84	428	631
85 & up	165	290
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	7,181	6,666
5 to 9	6,156	5,898
10 to 14	5,684	5,319
15 to 19	5,331	5,238
20 to 24	5,302	5,301
25 to 29	5,573	5,297
30 to 34	4,783	4,928
35 to 39	5,193	5,148
40 to 44	5,174	5,286
45 to 49	4,849	4,954
50 to 54	4,132	4,726
55 to 59	3,224	4,235
60 to 64	2,949	3,802
65 to 69	2,606	3,394
70 to 74	2,081	2,738
75 to 79	1,320	1,752
80 to 84	570	949
85 & up	223	431
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,773	6,325
5 to 9	6,070	5,824
10 to 14	6,872	6,217
15 to 19	5,504	5,097
20 to 24	4,144	4,392
25 to 29	4,516	4,525
30 to 34	4,722	4,914
35 to 39	4,976	4,889
40 to 44	4,275	4,549
45 to 49	4,633	4,834
50 to 54	4,652	4,917
55 to 59	4,247	4,564
60 to 64	3,362	4,238
65 to 69	2,421	3,619
70 to 74	1,929	2,843
75 to 79	1,286	2,071
80 to 84	743	1,102
85 & up	293	560
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,018	5,514
5 to 9	6,429	6,132
10 to 14	6,366	5,870
15 to 19	5,221	4,874
20 to 24	4,307	4,285
25 to 29	3,924	4,080
30 to 34	3,860	3,855
35 to 39	4,056	4,167
40 to 44	4,244	4,441
45 to 49	4,310	4,420
50 to 54	3,783	4,117
55 to 59	4,041	4,446
60 to 64	3,830	4,540
65 to 69	3,208	3,945
70 to 74	2,062	3,161
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	2,039	3,927

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,155	3,966
5 to 9	4,726	4,552
10 to 14	6,193	5,613
15 to 19	6,295	5,978
20 to 24	5,041	4,819
25 to 29	4,332	4,208
30 to 34	4,727	4,645
35 to 39	4,261	4,418
40 to 44	4,076	4,121
45 to 49	4,113	4,205
50 to 54	4,192	4,502
55 to 59	4,182	4,482
60 to 64	3,516	4,104
65 to 69	3,455	4,070
70 to 74	2,724	3,687
75 to 79	1,752	2,744
80 to 84	785	1,673
85 & up	327	1,075
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,558	4,114
5 to 9	4,661	4,530
10 to 14	4,546	4,328
15 to 19	4,702	4,723
20 to 24	4,999	4,740
25 to 29	5,128	5,319
30 to 34	4,986	5,014
35 to 39	4,789	4,872
40 to 44	5,197	5,106
45 to 49	4,465	4,879
50 to 54	4,290	4,339
55 to 59	4,187	4,594
60 to 64	4,286	4,535
65 to 69	3,969	4,355
70 to 74	2,921	3,394
75 to 79	2,057	3,075
80 to 84	1,139	2,124
85 & up	550	1,547
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,828	3,639
5 to 9	4,549	4,452
10 to 14	4,909	4,614
15 to 19	4,249	3,998
20 to 24	3,143	3,049
25 to 29	3,571	3,773
30 to 34	4,668	5,002
35 to 39	5,467	5,787
40 to 44	5,086	5,477
45 to 49	4,914	5,059
50 to 54	5,673	5,526
55 to 59	4,776	5,117
60 to 64	4,407	4,701
65 to 69	3,939	4,363
70 to 74	3,415	4,113
75 to 79	2,490	3,342
80 to 84	1,342	2,300
85 & up	877	2,150
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,872	3,788
5 to 9	3,831	3,547
10 to 14	4,253	4,017
15 to 19	4,470	4,277
20 to 24	3,906	3,786
25 to 29	3,617	3,758
30 to 34	3,236	3,509
35 to 39	3,911	4,252
40 to 44	5,017	5,593
45 to 49	5,845	6,150
50 to 54	5,476	5,704
55 to 59	5,254	5,533
60 to 64	5,794	5,878
65 to 69	4,721	5,122
70 to 74	3,957	4,197
75 to 79	3,071	3,551
80 to 84	1,910	2,725
85 & up	1,264	2,532
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,985	2,935
5 to 9	3,473	3,320
10 to 14	3,809	3,862
15 to 19	3,699	3,373
20 to 24	3,229	3,020
25 to 29	3,329	3,595
30 to 34	3,590	3,973
35 to 39	3,512	3,791
40 to 44	3,393	3,902
45 to 49	3,731	4,150
50 to 54	5,129	5,763
55 to 59	6,071	6,554
60 to 64	5,876	6,150
65 to 69	5,222	5,593
70 to 74	5,086	5,336
75 to 79	3,838	4,441
80 to 84	2,485	2,944
85 & up	1,926	2,876
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 and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.

Dumfries and Galloway Council : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up