North Ayrshire Council : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 12,045 Show data context 14,481 Show data context
1811 14,933 Show data context 17,384 Show data context
1821 18,414 Show data context 20,585 Show data context
1831 19,218 Show data context 21,476 Show data context
1841 23,332 Show data context 25,637 Show data context
1851 28,738 Show data context 29,754 Show data context
1861 17,521 Show data context 19,487 Show data context
1881 19,439 Show data context 20,976 Show data context
1911 40,065 Show data context 43,331 Show data context
1921 50,239 Show data context 57,577 Show data context
1931 42,610 Show data context 47,593 Show data context
1951 48,684 Show data context 55,228 Show data context
1961 52,934 Show data context 59,023 Show data context
1971 58,191 Show data context 63,367 Show data context
1981 65,676 Show data context 70,474 Show data context
1991 65,497 Show data context 71,332 Show data context
2001 64,238 Show data context 71,579 Show data context
2011 65,804 Show data context 72,342 Show data context
2021 63,766 Show data context 69,686 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
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'
1921 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Burghs, Districts of Counties, and Civil Parishes'
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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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, North Ayrshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026