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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	139,829	139,290
5 to 9	118,523	119,325
10 to 14	105,375	103,303
15 to 19	93,615	92,738
20 to 24	86,268	92,957
25 to 29	74,419	78,088
30 to 34	68,130	68,134
35 to 39	58,877	58,521
40 to 44	54,358	53,567
45 to 49	44,923	44,423
50 to 54	38,956	38,161
55 to 59	28,925	28,632
60 to 64	25,950	26,468
65 to 69	16,640	18,111
70 to 74	12,188	13,886
75 to 79	6,530	7,917
80 to 84	3,196	4,294
85 & up	1,166	1,958
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	174,154	174,829
5 to 9	156,969	158,128
10 to 14	138,660	137,764
15 to 19	124,835	120,404
20 to 24	103,374	109,190
25 to 29	90,319	94,823
30 to 34	76,520	80,036
35 to 39	67,854	70,544
40 to 44	63,871	67,269
45 to 49	53,155	55,674
50 to 54	47,996	50,011
55 to 59	37,584	39,123
60 to 64	32,879	35,162
65 to 69	22,321	25,090
70 to 74	15,499	17,524
75 to 79	8,515	10,065
80 to 84	3,885	4,840
85 & up	1,307	2,142
75 & up

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	165,856	168,506
5 to 9	161,020	162,812
10 to 14	156,155	155,245
15 to 19	139,472	138,055
20 to 24	111,398	121,998
25 to 29	98,318	105,927
30 to 34	86,164	90,093
35 to 39	77,494	79,103
40 to 44	66,612	70,037
45 to 49	57,153	60,929
50 to 54	51,453	55,540
55 to 59	39,639	42,978
60 to 64	34,945	38,288
65 to 69	24,913	28,428
70 to 74	17,541	20,895
75 to 79	9,642	11,892
80 to 84	4,003	5,600
85 & up	1,434	2,357
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	184,593	183,895
5 to 9	177,260	177,684
10 to 14	167,544	167,619
15 to 19	153,077	153,712
20 to 24	133,850	146,628
25 to 29	130,799	141,241
30 to 34	125,498	131,512
35 to 39	114,952	118,197
40 to 44	96,545	99,728
45 to 49	82,139	85,263
50 to 54	67,201	70,960
55 to 59	54,074	57,496
60 to 64	41,990	46,816
65 to 69	32,597	38,514
70 to 74	21,803	27,959
75 to 79	11,707	16,019
80 to 84	5,137	7,652
85 & up	1,965	3,381
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	153,122	149,824
5 to 9	165,704	163,440
10 to 14	162,167	159,268
15 to 19	165,510	168,181
20 to 24	160,468	168,743
25 to 29	157,014	161,491
30 to 34	137,234	150,657
35 to 39	119,518	137,967
40 to 44	112,907	127,031
45 to 49	108,151	119,937
50 to 54	102,148	111,630
55 to 59	89,579	94,234
60 to 64	69,324	75,156
65 to 69	50,613	58,185
70 to 74	32,507	41,257
75 to 79	17,508	24,681
80 to 84	6,869	11,605
85 & up	2,440	5,236
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	199,124	189,740
5 to 9	179,842	172,437
10 to 14	153,410	147,729
15 to 19	138,560	141,445
20 to 24	152,772	155,907
25 to 29	175,028	173,037
30 to 34	164,809	164,949
35 to 39	175,723	170,978
40 to 44	170,435	166,649
45 to 49	157,633	155,410
50 to 54	130,370	142,848
55 to 59	103,445	122,459
60 to 64	86,888	106,553
65 to 69	70,425	91,305
70 to 74	53,615	72,801
75 to 79	33,678	47,169
80 to 84	14,222	23,523
85 & up	4,783	10,936
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	197,462	186,080
5 to 9	178,930	169,561
10 to 14	202,243	192,441
15 to 19	184,494	174,709
20 to 24	156,401	152,992
25 to 29	157,435	147,974
30 to 34	168,407	157,946
35 to 39	177,893	172,706
40 to 44	165,013	163,217
45 to 49	170,241	165,501
50 to 54	160,669	159,266
55 to 59	140,205	144,203
60 to 64	105,589	126,416
65 to 69	74,406	103,533
70 to 74	52,706	80,930
75 to 79	33,300	57,834
80 to 84	17,791	33,564
85 & up	7,461	16,934
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	227,159	215,671
5 to 9	227,357	215,949
10 to 14	201,474	188,236
15 to 19	185,069	172,529
20 to 24	187,928	184,296
25 to 29	174,510	169,042
30 to 34	159,396	149,786
35 to 39	151,250	144,697
40 to 44	160,667	154,670
45 to 49	165,936	164,756
50 to 54	150,762	152,942
55 to 59	147,597	149,902
60 to 64	128,281	139,786
65 to 69	98,512	119,524
70 to 74	60,353	94,614
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	58,065	121,202

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	161,171	153,244
5 to 9	182,570	171,267
10 to 14	222,277	209,999
15 to 19	221,102	212,085
20 to 24	188,226	182,705
25 to 29	172,709	168,401
30 to 34	189,789	186,604
35 to 39	170,196	165,572
40 to 44	153,458	147,589
45 to 49	145,161	140,840
50 to 54	151,025	147,360
55 to 59	150,490	153,579
60 to 64	126,978	137,930
65 to 69	111,640	129,229
70 to 74	82,695	111,220
75 to 79	50,649	83,814
80 to 84	21,706	50,958
85 & up	9,883	32,499
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	179,992	171,012
5 to 9	171,511	162,731
10 to 14	163,329	154,381
15 to 19	176,460	167,998
20 to 24	193,112	194,379
25 to 29	191,559	197,290
30 to 34	177,503	179,643
35 to 39	167,703	168,120
40 to 44	185,905	184,604
45 to 49	165,337	162,727
50 to 54	146,211	142,430
55 to 59	134,428	134,280
60 to 64	132,480	136,727
65 to 69	119,696	137,207
70 to 74	88,883	116,441
75 to 79	63,465	97,378
80 to 84	34,307	67,921
85 & up	16,489	50,098
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	163,368	155,853
5 to 9	175,121	168,207
10 to 14	186,244	177,481
15 to 19	174,319	166,024
20 to 24	153,991	155,150
25 to 29	162,242	165,798
30 to 34	193,932	198,852
35 to 39	197,139	202,023
40 to 44	179,003	180,610
45 to 49	165,646	166,866
50 to 54	180,706	180,103
55 to 59	155,768	156,625
60 to 64	132,045	134,686
65 to 69	113,622	122,277
70 to 74	97,994	115,800
75 to 79	74,127	103,318
80 to 84	43,631	74,928
85 & up	26,078	68,742
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	181,789	173,012
5 to 9	167,306	159,754
10 to 14	174,818	165,940
15 to 19	188,941	180,371
20 to 24	192,838	188,071
25 to 29	182,037	181,249
30 to 34	170,956	172,339
35 to 39	180,186	179,917
40 to 44	201,570	204,677
45 to 49	200,724	203,306
50 to 54	174,851	176,270
55 to 59	159,216	160,469
60 to 64	165,509	169,756
65 to 69	136,850	142,954
70 to 74	107,641	118,244
75 to 79	82,316	98,803
80 to 84	56,274	79,601
85 & up	39,365	83,927
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	171,350	164,161
5 to 9	188,867	179,564
10 to 14	191,914	182,467
15 to 19	183,744	173,827
20 to 24	184,610	178,802
25 to 29	183,752	189,135
30 to 34	193,691	206,243
35 to 39	186,083	196,995
40 to 44	176,800	183,633
45 to 49	184,299	185,977
50 to 54	205,335	207,548
55 to 59	195,254	200,148
60 to 64	168,327	171,156
65 to 69	143,505	150,345
70 to 74	140,859	152,974
75 to 79	105,205	120,356
80 to 84	69,390	87,465
85 & up	54,588	92,502
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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the West Midlands Government Region : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up