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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	13,151	12,866
5 to 9	11,240	11,019
10 to 14	10,212	9,798
15 to 19	9,973	11,669
20 to 24	10,446	12,363
25 to 29	7,869	10,753
30 to 34	6,675	8,782
35 to 39	5,841	7,512
40 to 44	5,143	6,847
45 to 49	4,261	5,732
50 to 54	3,656	5,104
55 to 59	2,676	3,940
60 to 64	2,417	3,843
65 to 69	1,365	2,272
70 to 74	933	1,638
75 to 79	528	877
80 to 84	215	430
85 & up	72	182
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	19,505	18,938
5 to 9	16,304	16,383
10 to 14	14,717	14,619
15 to 19	14,091	15,881
20 to 24	14,335	16,222
25 to 29	12,201	14,392
30 to 34	9,898	11,588
35 to 39	8,420	10,140
40 to 44	7,684	9,019
45 to 49	5,922	7,356
50 to 54	4,722	6,464
55 to 59	3,657	4,962
60 to 64	2,874	4,622
65 to 69	1,854	3,188
70 to 74	1,300	2,300
75 to 79	635	1,206
80 to 84	303	661
85 & up	90	228
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	21,162	21,035
5 to 9	20,764	20,843
10 to 14	20,289	20,084
15 to 19	19,432	22,165
20 to 24	17,696	23,115
25 to 29	16,669	21,711
30 to 34	15,961	19,494
35 to 39	14,759	17,532
40 to 44	12,578	14,812
45 to 49	10,821	13,361
50 to 54	8,928	11,095
55 to 59	7,204	9,148
60 to 64	5,477	7,357
65 to 69	3,995	5,908
70 to 74	2,594	4,485
75 to 79	1,195	2,421
80 to 84	474	1,147
85 & up	164	525
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	16,398	16,396
5 to 9	17,745	17,449
10 to 14	15,634	16,033
15 to 19	17,642	21,018
20 to 24	18,776	22,801
25 to 29	17,179	20,292
30 to 34	14,408	18,109
35 to 39	13,090	16,799
40 to 44	12,231	15,640
45 to 49	11,838	15,472
50 to 54	12,050	14,612
55 to 59	10,906	12,984
60 to 64	8,680	10,534
65 to 69	6,051	8,453
70 to 74	3,819	6,102
75 to 79	2,021	3,600
80 to 84	743	1,716
85 & up	11	15
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	20,263	19,321
5 to 9	15,752	15,398
10 to 14	15,671	15,398
15 to 19	14,580	16,229
20 to 24	14,726	17,660
25 to 29	16,455	17,686
30 to 34	14,377	16,171
35 to 39	15,833	18,413
40 to 44	16,914	19,097
45 to 49	15,997	18,659
50 to 54	13,291	16,937
55 to 59	11,099	15,082
60 to 64	9,228	13,498
65 to 69	7,654	11,860
70 to 74	6,123	9,583
75 to 79	3,950	6,543
80 to 84	1,657	3,222
85 & up	17	31
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	19,667	18,723
5 to 9	16,949	16,079
10 to 14	19,257	18,296
15 to 19	15,696	17,167
20 to 24	15,372	17,275
25 to 29	14,895	14,996
30 to 34	14,329	15,139
35 to 39	15,081	16,067
40 to 44	13,534	15,472
45 to 49	14,942	17,606
50 to 54	15,750	18,356
55 to 59	14,216	17,382
60 to 64	10,734	15,227
65 to 69	7,976	12,894
70 to 74	5,675	10,347
75 to 79	3,619	7,303
80 to 84	2,061	4,227
85 & up	16	46
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	17,687	16,817
5 to 9	19,017	18,149
10 to 14	18,260	17,525
15 to 19	17,716	18,107
20 to 24	18,502	19,394
25 to 29	13,111	13,682
30 to 34	12,046	12,780
35 to 39	12,007	13,040
40 to 44	12,623	14,090
45 to 49	13,691	14,999
50 to 54	11,899	14,276
55 to 59	12,724	15,810
60 to 64	12,429	16,001
65 to 69	9,792	14,420
70 to 74	5,963	11,301
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	5,956	14,610

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	10,825	10,344
5 to 9	12,141	11,641
10 to 14	15,512	14,678
15 to 19	17,771	17,467
20 to 24	18,527	18,980
25 to 29	15,590	15,397
30 to 34	15,349	15,321
35 to 39	11,552	12,018
40 to 44	11,194	11,981
45 to 49	11,504	12,306
50 to 54	11,854	13,242
55 to 59	12,438	13,697
60 to 64	9,990	12,396
65 to 69	9,326	13,019
70 to 74	7,780	12,349
75 to 79	4,919	9,892
80 to 84	2,133	6,204
85 & up	1,039	4,300
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	12,605	11,849
5 to 9	11,410	10,861
10 to 14	10,522	9,765
15 to 19	11,970	12,088
20 to 24	17,090	18,236
25 to 29	18,527	20,000
30 to 34	16,809	16,976
35 to 39	14,170	14,424
40 to 44	14,505	14,637
45 to 49	11,219	12,389
50 to 54	10,680	11,301
55 to 59	10,480	12,058
60 to 64	10,106	11,637
65 to 69	9,250	12,147
70 to 74	6,794	9,866
75 to 79	4,984	9,534
80 to 84	2,959	7,035
85 & up	1,384	5,558
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	11,353	10,817
5 to 9	11,834	11,152
10 to 14	11,940	11,435
15 to 19	13,653	13,915
20 to 24	20,265	21,444
25 to 29	18,676	19,574
30 to 34	19,166	19,177
35 to 39	17,367	18,254
40 to 44	15,735	16,432
45 to 49	13,886	13,554
50 to 54	13,932	14,614
55 to 59	10,378	11,101
60 to 64	9,338	10,542
65 to 69	8,573	10,293
70 to 74	7,380	9,978
75 to 79	5,755	8,874
80 to 84	3,328	6,290
85 & up	2,152	6,467
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	13,234	12,929
5 to 9	10,670	9,824
10 to 14	10,890	10,172
15 to 19	14,333	14,196
20 to 24	22,908	24,914
25 to 29	22,119	23,205
30 to 34	19,457	19,076
35 to 39	17,480	16,615
40 to 44	16,593	16,188
45 to 49	16,505	16,412
50 to 54	14,718	15,176
55 to 59	12,775	12,689
60 to 64	12,203	12,858
65 to 69	8,516	9,611
70 to 74	7,062	8,892
75 to 79	5,844	7,939
80 to 84	3,981	6,764
85 & up	3,076	6,802
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	11,328	10,775
5 to 9	12,352	11,397
10 to 14	12,473	11,981
15 to 19	14,921	15,661
20 to 24	22,958	27,565
25 to 29	21,448	22,811
30 to 34	21,100	22,058
35 to 39	18,870	19,291
40 to 44	17,003	17,316
45 to 49	15,179	15,118
50 to 54	15,590	15,888
55 to 59	15,414	15,936
60 to 64	13,573	14,302
65 to 69	11,152	11,837
70 to 74	9,822	11,053
75 to 79	7,099	8,693
80 to 84	4,369	6,325
85 & up	4,183	7,369
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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Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up