Leicestershire 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 8,201 Show data context 34,549 Show data context 18,956 Show data context
1881 15,095 Show data context 70,562 Show data context 39,174 Show data context
1931 19,412 Show data context 79,954 Show data context 43,086 Show data context
1971 9,911 Show data context 8,942 Show data context 5,834 Show data context 2,475 Show data context
1981 12,945 Show data context 8,322 Show data context 6,761 Show data context 2,209 Show data context
1991 15,289 Show data context 6,339 Show data context 6,642 Show data context 676 Show data context
2001 124,762 Show data context 77,474 Show data context 133,004 Show data context 40,831 Show data context
2011 257,719 Show data context 110,575 Show data context 155,367 Show data context 58,096 Show data context
2021 203,490 Show data context 132,892 Show data context 171,198 Show data context 79,793 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, Leicestershire 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/10142672/cube/NS_SEC_4WAY

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026