the East Government Region : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 480,270 Show data context 510,717 Show data context
1811 515,419 Show data context 560,191 Show data context
1821 623,713 Show data context 645,383 Show data context
1831 700,497 Show data context 718,874 Show data context
1841 756,048 Show data context 783,642 Show data context
1851 821,123 Show data context 842,618 Show data context
1861 820,255 Show data context 859,193 Show data context
1881 860,994 Show data context 900,264 Show data context
1891 902,813 Show data context 950,425 Show data context
1911 1,056,966 Show data context 1,111,998 Show data context
1921 1,093,007 Show data context 1,192,514 Show data context
1931 1,196,738 Show data context 1,280,136 Show data context
1951 1,517,986 Show data context 1,595,155 Show data context
1961 1,841,652 Show data context 1,913,139 Show data context
1971 2,096,331 Show data context 2,187,550 Show data context
1981 2,339,430 Show data context 2,420,053 Show data context
1991 2,456,380 Show data context 2,565,598 Show data context
2001 2,638,687 Show data context 2,750,118 Show data context
2011 2,875,807 Show data context 2,971,158 Show data context
2021 3,106,855 Show data context 3,228,311 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 East 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