North Lanarkshire Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 95 Show data context 432 Show data context 1,436 Show data context
Class 2 1,011 Show data context 4,142 Show data context 10,817 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 64 Show data context 612 Show data context 15,737 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 5,989 Show data context 20,855 Show data context 47,341 Show data context
Class 4 4,275 Show data context 9,312 Show data context 22,744 Show data context
Class 5 1,691 Show data context 2,603 Show data context 19,685 Show data context

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Occupations of both sexes classified using the Registrar General's Social Classification.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, North Lanarkshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar General's Social Class, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10150541/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 09th April 2026