Scotland Country (Dep) : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1841 236,606 Show data context 24,699 Show data context 356,179 Show data context 78,812 Show data context 255,654 Show data context
1861 301,042 Show data context 59,600 Show data context 497,195 Show data context 143,648 Show data context 316,719 Show data context
1881 267,322 Show data context 79,883 Show data context 568,048 Show data context 199,837 Show data context 401,261 Show data context
1911 233,543 Show data context 159,715 Show data context 733,045 Show data context 312,491 Show data context 593,310 Show data context
1931 185,584 Show data context 142,949 Show data context 736,532 Show data context 298,150 Show data context 825,611 Show data context
1951 162,368 Show data context 99,494 Show data context 769,673 Show data context 359,481 Show data context 802,045 Show data context
1971 88,399 Show data context 36,761 Show data context 673,871 Show data context 351,072 Show data context 1,004,826 Show data context
1991 59,240 Show data context 27,189 Show data context 374,423 Show data context 313,677 Show data context 1,257,658 Show data context
2001 55,146 Show data context 28,118 Show data context 299,213 Show data context 343,407 Show data context 1,535,397 Show data context
2011 41,902 Show data context 33,980 Show data context 202,396 Show data context 364,845 Show data context 1,873,772 Show data context
2021 43,647 Show data context 41,384 Show data context 211,258 Show data context 361,906 Show data context 1,989,990 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [26] , 'Summary Table of the Occupations of the People in Scotland'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland'
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 22 , 'Occupations of males and females aged 10 years and upwards, in eleven groups of ages, and by status'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 13 , 'Industry of Occupied Population by place of work', for 'Cities, Counties and Large Burghs'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, Economic activity, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex (10% sample)', for 'Planning sub-regions, cities, counties, large burghs, county remainders, conurbation centre, new towns'
1991 Census of Population
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV34, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV605, "Industry")

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This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scotland Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10107260/cube/IND_SECTOR_5WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026