Cambridgeshire Modern (post-1974) County : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 87,612 Show data context 28,174 Show data context
Economically inactive 14,866 Show data context 77,342 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 104,707 Show data context 36,013 Show data context
Economically inactive 16,058 Show data context 88,980 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 109,683 Show data context 41,949 Show data context
Economically inactive 18,170 Show data context 90,177 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 118,213 Show data context 62,279 Show data context
Economically inactive 17,611 Show data context 83,171 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 130,026 Show data context 77,584 Show data context
Economically inactive 34,303 Show data context 94,058 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 145,437 Show data context 106,244 Show data context
Economically inactive 42,770 Show data context 92,483 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 157,161 Show data context 127,938 Show data context
Economically inactive 46,604 Show data context 74,857 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 178,599 Show data context 153,596 Show data context
Economically inactive 53,672 Show data context 75,513 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 183,210 Show data context 166,477 Show data context
Economically inactive 91,191 Show data context 118,773 Show data context
Date Source
1931 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Cambridgeshire Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168466/cube/CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026