the Isle of Wight Unitary Authority (UA) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 10,824 Show data context 11,273 Show data context
1811 12,822 Show data context 13,116 Show data context
1821 15,407 Show data context 16,209 Show data context
1831 17,205 Show data context 18,226 Show data context
1841 20,364 Show data context 22,186 Show data context
1851 24,882 Show data context 25,442 Show data context
1861 26,752 Show data context 28,610 Show data context
1881 34,932 Show data context 38,701 Show data context
1891 36,482 Show data context 42,190 Show data context
1911 41,399 Show data context 46,787 Show data context
1921 42,094 Show data context 52,572 Show data context
1931 40,374 Show data context 48,080 Show data context
1951 44,546 Show data context 51,079 Show data context
1961 44,561 Show data context 51,191 Show data context
1971 46,795 Show data context 53,975 Show data context
1981 54,320 Show data context 60,531 Show data context
1991 58,199 Show data context 65,351 Show data context
2001 63,683 Show data context 69,180 Show data context
2011 67,424 Show data context 70,841 Show data context
2021 68,100 Show data context 72,340 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 Isle of Wight Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026