Bedford Unitary Authority (UA) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 10,961 Show data context 12,352 Show data context
1811 11,962 Show data context 13,973 Show data context
1821 14,403 Show data context 15,737 Show data context
1831 16,328 Show data context 17,526 Show data context
1841 18,495 Show data context 19,662 Show data context
1851 20,595 Show data context 21,652 Show data context
1861 21,823 Show data context 23,288 Show data context
1881 22,893 Show data context 25,051 Show data context
1891 26,314 Show data context 29,512 Show data context
1911 31,532 Show data context 35,601 Show data context
1921 32,314 Show data context 36,567 Show data context
1931 33,130 Show data context 37,015 Show data context
1951 46,021 Show data context 46,041 Show data context
1961 52,330 Show data context 53,494 Show data context
1971 61,533 Show data context 63,082 Show data context
1981 65,913 Show data context 66,805 Show data context
1991 65,345 Show data context 67,760 Show data context
2001 73,116 Show data context 74,792 Show data context
2011 77,312 Show data context 80,167 Show data context
2021 91,110 Show data context 94,057 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, Bedford Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026