Worcestershire Modern (post-1974) County : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1841 7,906 Show data context 30,545 Show data context 27,086 Show data context
1881 23,076 Show data context 90,050 Show data context 55,241 Show data context
1931 19,225 Show data context 66,038 Show data context 40,746 Show data context
1971 9,202 Show data context 6,422 Show data context 5,618 Show data context 3,097 Show data context
1981 11,697 Show data context 6,242 Show data context 5,904 Show data context 2,526 Show data context
1991 13,633 Show data context 4,825 Show data context 5,960 Show data context 768 Show data context
2001 115,222 Show data context 66,604 Show data context 117,909 Show data context 29,654 Show data context
2011 229,611 Show data context 96,308 Show data context 136,965 Show data context 44,028 Show data context
2021 174,204 Show data context 116,286 Show data context 148,894 Show data context 59,936 Show data context
Date Source
1841 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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nCube definition


Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Worcestershire Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089839/cube/NS_SEC_4WAY

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026