the South West Government Region : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 604,516 Show data context 692,897 Show data context
1811 667,755 Show data context 769,382 Show data context
1821 806,876 Show data context 878,021 Show data context
1831 914,364 Show data context 988,912 Show data context
1841 1,002,206 Show data context 1,087,894 Show data context
1851 1,042,962 Show data context 1,134,170 Show data context
1861 1,070,146 Show data context 1,173,103 Show data context
1881 1,122,880 Show data context 1,245,939 Show data context
1891 1,163,112 Show data context 1,306,349 Show data context
1911 1,296,848 Show data context 1,450,005 Show data context
1921 1,305,004 Show data context 1,493,972 Show data context
1931 1,369,907 Show data context 1,538,079 Show data context
1951 1,625,578 Show data context 1,760,803 Show data context
1961 1,722,983 Show data context 1,868,162 Show data context
1971 1,863,481 Show data context 2,032,485 Show data context
1981 2,052,210 Show data context 2,198,855 Show data context
1991 2,209,394 Show data context 2,377,746 Show data context
2001 2,396,882 Show data context 2,531,497 Show data context
2011 2,590,608 Show data context 2,698,327 Show data context
2021 2,789,651 Show data context 2,911,034 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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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, the South West Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026