Greenwich District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 13,646 Show data context 14,459 Show data context
1811 17,859 Show data context 18,996 Show data context
1821 19,413 Show data context 21,503 Show data context
1831 21,370 Show data context 24,264 Show data context
1841 28,615 Show data context 29,271 Show data context
1851 36,931 Show data context 37,737 Show data context
1861 53,852 Show data context 53,680 Show data context
1881 62,678 Show data context 64,528 Show data context
1891 91,104 Show data context 90,865 Show data context
1911 101,981 Show data context 104,053 Show data context
1921 107,859 Show data context 112,900 Show data context
1931 119,609 Show data context 122,309 Show data context
1951 111,563 Show data context 117,014 Show data context
1961 110,513 Show data context 117,565 Show data context
1971 101,186 Show data context 108,325 Show data context
1981 100,364 Show data context 108,162 Show data context
1991 97,544 Show data context 106,956 Show data context
2001 102,870 Show data context 111,390 Show data context
2011 126,224 Show data context 128,333 Show data context
2021 140,558 Show data context 148,511 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, Greenwich District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026