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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	7,103	6,885
5 to 9	6,020	5,852
10 to 14	5,234	4,885
15 to 19	4,670	4,635
20 to 24	3,798	4,175
25 to 29	3,094	3,538
30 to 34	2,767	3,049
35 to 39	2,368	2,546
40 to 44	2,183	2,421
45 to 49	1,816	1,971
50 to 54	1,590	1,830
55 to 59	1,209	1,339
60 to 64	1,056	1,306
65 to 69	711	877
70 to 74	510	663
75 to 79	292	392
80 to 84	161	211
85 & up	64	108
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	7,596	7,414
5 to 9	6,887	6,623
10 to 14	5,951	5,774
15 to 19	5,238	4,946
20 to 24	4,297	4,424
25 to 29	3,484	3,762
30 to 34	2,930	3,112
35 to 39	2,513	2,755
40 to 44	2,303	2,564
45 to 49	1,905	2,124
50 to 54	1,738	1,904
55 to 59	1,336	1,491
60 to 64	1,175	1,461
65 to 69	879	1,053
70 to 74	638	887
75 to 79	385	494
80 to 84	186	268
85 & up	68	113
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,639	6,584
5 to 9	6,384	6,467
10 to 14	6,064	6,216
15 to 19	5,884	5,452
20 to 24	4,786	4,863
25 to 29	4,092	4,442
30 to 34	3,667	3,988
35 to 39	3,536	3,527
40 to 44	2,938	3,096
45 to 49	2,464	2,505
50 to 54	2,230	2,154
55 to 59	1,808	1,767
60 to 64	1,373	1,413
65 to 69	971	1,129
70 to 74	638	872
75 to 79	327	468
80 to 84	129	189
85 & up	65	115
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,245	5,106
5 to 9	5,540	5,512
10 to 14	5,320	5,312
15 to 19	5,447	5,111
20 to 24	5,150	5,171
25 to 29	4,459	4,729
30 to 34	3,881	4,319
35 to 39	3,393	3,863
40 to 44	2,963	3,410
45 to 49	2,912	3,164
50 to 54	2,785	3,032
55 to 59	2,523	2,543
60 to 64	1,888	2,089
65 to 69	1,483	1,527
70 to 74	938	1,133
75 to 79	536	695
80 to 84	183	318
85 & up	72	123
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,902	5,767
5 to 9	5,010	5,019
10 to 14	4,995	4,739
15 to 19	4,343	4,665
20 to 24	4,203	4,744
25 to 29	4,743	4,723
30 to 34	4,445	4,541
35 to 39	4,454	4,598
40 to 44	4,506	4,572
45 to 49	4,049	4,216
50 to 54	3,431	3,879
55 to 59	2,798	3,274
60 to 64	2,168	2,625
65 to 69	1,894	2,177
70 to 74	1,406	1,792
75 to 79	892	1,112
80 to 84	373	536
85 & up	133	215
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	6,536	6,371
5 to 9	5,863	5,612
10 to 14	6,014	5,871
15 to 19	4,869	4,941
20 to 24	4,227	4,610
25 to 29	4,455	4,618
30 to 34	4,529	4,744
35 to 39	4,618	4,683
40 to 44	4,253	4,496
45 to 49	4,339	4,518
50 to 54	4,248	4,353
55 to 59	3,632	3,934
60 to 64	2,754	3,503
65 to 69	2,020	2,736
70 to 74	1,290	1,925
75 to 79	904	1,271
80 to 84	454	760
85 & up	183	333
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,783	5,498
5 to 9	5,912	5,641
10 to 14	5,502	5,302
15 to 19	4,714	4,645
20 to 24	4,553	4,614
25 to 29	3,845	4,012
30 to 34	3,619	3,769
35 to 39	3,675	3,804
40 to 44	3,714	3,911
45 to 49	3,815	4,084
50 to 54	3,660	3,899
55 to 59	3,515	3,835
60 to 64	3,188	3,612
65 to 69	2,404	2,996
70 to 74	1,474	2,375
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	1,382	2,536

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,037	3,747
5 to 9	4,734	4,503
10 to 14	5,705	5,444
15 to 19	5,628	5,451
20 to 24	4,645	4,767
25 to 29	4,107	4,167
30 to 34	4,554	4,603
35 to 39	3,776	3,985
40 to 44	3,554	3,755
45 to 49	3,648	3,758
50 to 54	3,525	3,759
55 to 59	3,488	3,771
60 to 64	3,040	3,510
65 to 69	2,682	3,246
70 to 74	2,019	2,787
75 to 79	1,128	2,027
80 to 84	510	1,139
85 & up	223	611
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,229	4,156
5 to 9	3,985	3,935
10 to 14	3,943	3,754
15 to 19	4,363	4,167
20 to 24	4,337	4,862
25 to 29	4,288	4,828
30 to 34	4,213	4,701
35 to 39	3,769	4,191
40 to 44	4,280	4,622
45 to 49	3,610	3,819
50 to 54	3,261	3,673
55 to 59	3,284	3,593
60 to 64	2,993	3,462
65 to 69	2,874	3,225
70 to 74	1,991	2,822
75 to 79	1,375	2,300
80 to 84	704	1,505
85 & up	319	1,026
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,284	3,130
5 to 9	3,911	3,722
10 to 14	4,253	4,026
15 to 19	3,685	3,681
20 to 24	3,169	3,064
25 to 29	3,620	3,613
30 to 34	4,336	4,739
35 to 39	4,592	4,870
40 to 44	4,185	4,604
45 to 49	3,884	3,961
50 to 54	4,424	4,431
55 to 59	3,503	3,681
60 to 64	3,103	3,429
65 to 69	2,746	3,203
70 to 74	2,171	2,733
75 to 79	1,586	2,360
80 to 84	865	1,670
85 & up	525	1,476
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,458	3,304
5 to 9	3,234	3,160
10 to 14	3,544	3,382
15 to 19	3,943	3,774
20 to 24	3,794	3,720
25 to 29	3,380	3,606
30 to 34	3,180	3,458
35 to 39	3,815	4,077
40 to 44	4,605	5,077
45 to 49	4,737	5,050
50 to 54	4,388	4,513
55 to 59	3,845	4,068
60 to 64	4,100	4,248
65 to 69	3,121	3,401
70 to 74	2,515	2,878
75 to 79	1,884	2,413
80 to 84	1,145	1,662
85 & up	701	1,587
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,882	2,778
5 to 9	3,367	3,152
10 to 14	3,564	3,235
15 to 19	3,216	2,986
20 to 24	3,061	2,969
25 to 29	3,220	3,340
30 to 34	3,582	3,878
35 to 39	3,424	3,699
40 to 44	3,438	3,632
45 to 49	3,561	3,807
50 to 54	4,455	4,853
55 to 59	4,674	5,114
60 to 64	4,251	4,471
65 to 69	3,686	3,880
70 to 74	3,266	3,633
75 to 79	2,487	2,806
80 to 84	1,522	1,844
85 & up	1,014	1,707
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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East Ayrshire Council : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up