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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	3,081	3,092
5 to 9	2,764	2,702
10 to 14	2,711	2,571
15 to 19	2,172	2,227
20 to 24	1,623	2,057
25 to 29	1,462	1,734
30 to 34	1,205	1,434
35 to 39	1,211	1,343
40 to 44	1,194	1,287
45 to 49	1,040	1,129
50 to 54	846	957
55 to 59	756	819
60 to 64	700	663
65 to 69	457	530
70 to 74	327	366
75 to 79	160	233
80 to 84	87	106
85 & up	28	40
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,940	2,951
5 to 9	2,960	2,977
10 to 14	2,945	2,718
15 to 19	2,531	2,484
20 to 24	1,716	2,205
25 to 29	1,388	1,778
30 to 34	1,251	1,588
35 to 39	1,225	1,462
40 to 44	1,133	1,346
45 to 49	1,042	1,208
50 to 54	830	991
55 to 59	806	929
60 to 64	791	851
65 to 69	557	649
70 to 74	396	455
75 to 79	241	273
80 to 84	110	140
85 & up	30	46
75 & up

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,143	3,119
5 to 9	3,292	3,122
10 to 14	3,456	3,214
15 to 19	3,248	3,313
20 to 24	2,004	2,801
25 to 29	1,749	2,285
30 to 34	1,602	1,868
35 to 39	1,354	1,718
40 to 44	1,235	1,670
45 to 49	1,137	1,436
50 to 54	1,032	1,271
55 to 59	850	1,008
60 to 64	716	860
65 to 69	590	699
70 to 74	476	562
75 to 79	274	341
80 to 84	109	151
85 & up	46	73
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,079	2,886
5 to 9	3,160	3,083
10 to 14	3,401	3,275
15 to 19	3,581	3,422
20 to 24	2,583	3,286
25 to 29	2,401	2,914
30 to 34	2,152	2,646
35 to 39	2,096	2,504
40 to 44	1,843	2,314
45 to 49	1,652	2,027
50 to 54	1,430	1,800
55 to 59	1,188	1,481
60 to 64	1,007	1,249
65 to 69	801	1,060
70 to 74	580	804
75 to 79	342	478
80 to 84	169	244
85 & up	67	126
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,419	2,219
5 to 9	2,773	2,572
10 to 14	2,746	2,677
15 to 19	3,089	2,969
20 to 24	2,739	2,975
25 to 29	2,592	2,868
30 to 34	2,320	2,738
35 to 39	2,200	2,659
40 to 44	2,092	2,641
45 to 49	2,132	2,516
50 to 54	1,906	2,302
55 to 59	1,811	2,099
60 to 64	1,505	1,827
65 to 69	1,141	1,451
70 to 74	857	1,156
75 to 79	493	762
80 to 84	241	388
85 & up	74	197
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,671	3,488
5 to 9	3,307	3,051
10 to 14	2,910	2,690
15 to 19	3,865	2,612
20 to 24	3,388	2,877
25 to 29	3,653	3,333
30 to 34	3,446	3,294
35 to 39	3,767	3,501
40 to 44	3,543	3,423
45 to 49	3,141	3,153
50 to 54	2,666	3,052
55 to 59	2,363	2,729
60 to 64	1,941	2,475
65 to 69	1,644	2,186
70 to 74	1,247	1,793
75 to 79	878	1,240
80 to 84	417	727
85 & up	173	417
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,688	4,419
5 to 9	4,025	3,764
10 to 14	4,248	3,896
15 to 19	3,549	3,461
20 to 24	3,293	3,444
25 to 29	3,750	3,580
30 to 34	4,051	3,632
35 to 39	4,111	3,769
40 to 44	3,611	3,506
45 to 49	3,777	3,576
50 to 54	3,454	3,363
55 to 59	2,890	3,023
60 to 64	2,274	2,751
65 to 69	1,778	2,374
70 to 74	1,242	1,963
75 to 79	884	1,485
80 to 84	454	896
85 & up	250	594
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,963	5,446
5 to 9	6,161	5,752
10 to 14	5,134	4,930
15 to 19	4,361	4,467
20 to 24	4,570	4,918
25 to 29	4,399	4,318
30 to 34	4,079	3,785
35 to 39	3,786	3,912
40 to 44	4,041	3,949
45 to 49	4,165	3,972
50 to 54	3,507	3,501
55 to 59	3,430	3,400
60 to 64	2,981	3,134
65 to 69	2,218	2,680
70 to 74	1,521	2,227
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	1,621	3,279

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,660	4,314
5 to 9	4,921	4,505
10 to 14	5,799	5,354
15 to 19	5,964	5,741
20 to 24	5,004	4,918
25 to 29	4,718	4,587
30 to 34	5,124	5,071
35 to 39	4,370	4,264
40 to 44	4,076	3,839
45 to 49	3,797	3,884
50 to 54	3,887	3,790
55 to 59	3,741	3,648
60 to 64	3,020	3,194
65 to 69	2,652	2,902
70 to 74	2,020	2,568
75 to 79	1,275	1,993
80 to 84	573	1,315
85 & up	312	918
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,375	4,266
5 to 9	4,302	4,153
10 to 14	4,573	4,273
15 to 19	4,804	4,544
20 to 24	5,211	5,036
25 to 29	5,248	5,205
30 to 34	4,831	4,753
35 to 39	4,450	4,507
40 to 44	4,988	5,140
45 to 49	4,199	4,190
50 to 54	3,736	3,579
55 to 59	3,360	3,539
60 to 64	3,321	3,379
65 to 69	2,847	3,137
70 to 74	2,137	2,666
75 to 79	1,633	2,317
80 to 84	872	1,689
85 & up	458	1,387
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	4,742	4,503
5 to 9	5,034	4,543
10 to 14	5,028	4,716
15 to 19	4,902	4,603
20 to 24	4,481	4,765
25 to 29	5,072	5,401
30 to 34	5,743	5,689
35 to 39	5,947	5,532
40 to 44	5,302	5,104
45 to 49	4,767	4,689
50 to 54	5,150	5,168
55 to 59	4,128	4,072
60 to 64	3,390	3,418
65 to 69	2,875	3,230
70 to 74	2,617	2,997
75 to 79	2,074	2,551
80 to 84	1,127	1,906
85 & up	737	1,905
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,085	5,014
5 to 9	4,810	4,566
10 to 14	5,206	4,749
15 to 19	5,460	4,990
20 to 24	4,745	4,895
25 to 29	4,869	5,265
30 to 34	5,043	5,351
35 to 39	5,223	5,378
40 to 44	5,908	5,935
45 to 49	5,709	5,984
50 to 54	5,100	5,106
55 to 59	4,430	4,487
60 to 64	4,604	4,699
65 to 69	3,461	3,584
70 to 74	2,789	2,927
75 to 79	2,112	2,788
80 to 84	1,610	2,170
85 & up	1,148	2,279
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	5,726	5,437
5 to 9	6,044	5,712
10 to 14	6,114	5,821
15 to 19	5,461	4,860
20 to 24	5,020	4,982
25 to 29	5,749	6,120
30 to 34	6,488	7,063
35 to 39	6,440	6,862
40 to 44	6,371	6,574
45 to 49	6,127	6,149
50 to 54	6,574	6,472
55 to 59	5,865	6,156
60 to 64	4,948	5,010
65 to 69	4,022	4,354
70 to 74	4,021	4,333
75 to 79	2,725	3,148
80 to 84	1,828	2,338
85 & up	1,587	2,666
75 & up

Date	Source
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'
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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Bedford Unitary Authority (UA) : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up