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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

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Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,600	2,537
5 to 9	2,314	2,235
10 to 14	2,129	1,982
15 to 19	1,826	1,953
20 to 24	1,447	1,753
25 to 29	1,133	1,477
30 to 34	1,021	1,249
35 to 39	899	1,096
40 to 44	841	1,031
45 to 49	747	867
50 to 54	671	827
55 to 59	526	680
60 to 64	477	656
65 to 69	342	427
70 to 74	249	328
75 to 79	156	203
80 to 84	90	119
85 & up	39	66
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,830	2,752
5 to 9	2,585	2,425
10 to 14	2,319	2,254
15 to 19	2,011	1,977
20 to 24	1,668	1,837
25 to 29	1,356	1,538
30 to 34	1,130	1,293
35 to 39	992	1,159
40 to 44	921	1,114
45 to 49	776	940
50 to 54	713	870
55 to 59	567	707
60 to 64	514	687
65 to 69	407	514
70 to 74	328	419
75 to 79	178	265
80 to 84	100	153
85 & up	44	72
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,753	4,762
5 to 9	4,884	4,705
10 to 14	4,409	4,543
15 to 19	4,040	4,101
20 to 24	3,534	3,748
25 to 29	2,911	3,453
30 to 34	2,817	3,092
35 to 39	2,565	2,857
40 to 44	2,092	2,366
45 to 49	1,975	2,138
50 to 54	1,666	1,820
55 to 59	1,458	1,592
60 to 64	1,061	1,286
65 to 69	813	1,053
70 to 74	585	920
75 to 79	322	493
80 to 84	123	281
85 & up	56	120
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,051	3,910
5 to 9	4,232	4,209
10 to 14	4,130	4,069
15 to 19	4,025	4,139
20 to 24	3,574	4,069
25 to 29	3,381	3,779
30 to 34	2,946	3,532
35 to 39	2,580	3,306
40 to 44	2,526	2,888
45 to 49	2,298	2,816
50 to 54	2,241	2,556
55 to 59	2,002	2,331
60 to 64	1,574	1,971
65 to 69	1,318	1,626
70 to 74	953	1,168
75 to 79	504	736
80 to 84	204	335
85 & up	65	149
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,870	4,605
5 to 9	4,353	4,038
10 to 14	4,066	3,995
15 to 19	3,292	3,731
20 to 24	3,297	3,925
25 to 29	3,492	3,943
30 to 34	3,326	3,787
35 to 39	3,552	3,892
40 to 44	3,420	3,855
45 to 49	3,335	3,666
50 to 54	2,783	3,484
55 to 59	2,305	3,115
60 to 64	2,088	2,760
65 to 69	1,725	2,428
70 to 74	1,376	1,821
75 to 79	868	1,252
80 to 84	356	644
85 & up	162	265
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,252	4,936
5 to 9	4,531	4,461
10 to 14	4,888	4,595
15 to 19	4,037	3,948
20 to 24	3,203	3,713
25 to 29	3,330	3,430
30 to 34	3,428	3,688
35 to 39	3,466	3,786
40 to 44	3,322	3,712
45 to 49	3,471	3,845
50 to 54	3,339	3,882
55 to 59	3,173	3,647
60 to 64	2,429	3,453
65 to 69	1,943	2,976
70 to 74	1,469	2,229
75 to 79	943	1,542
80 to 84	507	782
85 & up	203	398
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,886	5,598
5 to 9	6,295	5,812
10 to 14	5,566	5,158
15 to 19	4,411	4,434
20 to 24	4,103	4,190
25 to 29	3,737	3,866
30 to 34	3,664	3,779
35 to 39	3,564	3,559
40 to 44	3,480	3,731
45 to 49	3,397	3,732
50 to 54	3,141	3,568
55 to 59	3,168	3,645
60 to 64	2,797	3,645
65 to 69	2,467	3,359
70 to 74	1,572	2,616
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	1,613	3,083

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,563	4,452
5 to 9	5,402	5,105
10 to 14	6,396	6,067
15 to 19	6,293	6,063
20 to 24	5,002	4,954
25 to 29	4,541	4,770
30 to 34	5,036	5,142
35 to 39	4,270	4,329
40 to 44	4,034	4,038
45 to 49	3,633	3,663
50 to 54	3,427	3,759
55 to 59	3,315	3,756
60 to 64	2,849	3,545
65 to 69	2,724	3,479
70 to 74	2,055	3,025
75 to 79	1,314	2,229
80 to 84	561	1,383
85 & up	259	716
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,672	4,424
5 to 9	4,687	4,598
10 to 14	4,797	4,569
15 to 19	5,004	4,757
20 to 24	4,736	4,968
25 to 29	4,788	5,281
30 to 34	4,843	5,020
35 to 39	4,386	4,724
40 to 44	4,957	5,053
45 to 49	4,027	4,133
50 to 54	3,980	4,046
55 to 59	3,477	3,549
60 to 64	3,407	3,903
65 to 69	2,756	3,439
70 to 74	2,326	3,303
75 to 79	1,465	2,369
80 to 84	791	1,988
85 & up	402	1,211
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,692	3,610
5 to 9	4,461	4,256
10 to 14	4,793	4,520
15 to 19	4,325	4,332
20 to 24	3,486	3,707
25 to 29	3,651	3,960
30 to 34	4,511	5,213
35 to 39	4,913	5,672
40 to 44	4,658	5,157
45 to 49	4,384	4,744
50 to 54	4,887	5,125
55 to 59	4,014	4,285
60 to 64	3,662	3,941
65 to 69	3,102	3,598
70 to 74	2,398	3,221
75 to 79	1,736	2,612
80 to 84	955	1,908
85 & up	610	1,718
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,751	3,669
5 to 9	3,692	3,538
10 to 14	4,097	3,913
15 to 19	4,505	4,272
20 to 24	3,945	4,001
25 to 29	3,478	3,809
30 to 34	3,364	3,727
35 to 39	3,859	4,380
40 to 44	4,760	5,416
45 to 49	5,101	5,723
50 to 54	4,841	5,188
55 to 59	4,400	4,904
60 to 64	4,777	5,138
65 to 69	3,775	4,198
70 to 74	3,047	3,563
75 to 79	2,249	2,853
80 to 84	1,290	2,051
85 & up	873	1,999
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,883	2,720
5 to 9	3,458	3,181
10 to 14	3,801	3,729
15 to 19	3,735	3,307
20 to 24	3,317	3,313
25 to 29	3,304	3,492
30 to 34	3,428	3,900
35 to 39	3,362	3,797
40 to 44	3,416	3,941
45 to 49	3,745	4,201
50 to 54	4,714	5,338
55 to 59	5,286	5,838
60 to 64	4,886	5,373
65 to 69	4,305	4,870
70 to 74	4,007	4,401
75 to 79	3,070	3,611
80 to 84	1,699	2,400
85 & up	1,269	2,124
75 & up

Date	Source
1861	1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [5] , 'Ages of the Males and Females in the Town Districts'
1881	1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the Males and Females for every Quinquennial Period of Life, for the Registration Divisions, Counties, and Districts of Scotland'
1911	1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 19 A, 'Conjugal Condition and Age-distribution of Population - Of City or County'
1931	1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 21 , 'Quinquennial Age-Groups and Conjugal Condition (All Ages) - All Burghs and Districts of Counties'
1951	1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 15 , 'Quinquennial age-groups by conjugal condition (all ages)', for 'Burghs, Wards of Cities, Districts of Counties'
1961	1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Martial Condition', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, 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	National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table CAS001 Age by sex and whether living in household or communal establishment)
2011	National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (File LC1117SC.csv within Output_Area_blk.zip)
2021	National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) by sex)

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North Ayrshire Council : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up