Edinburgh Council (City) : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 136,470 Show data context 76,096 Show data context
Economically inactive 16,064 Show data context 115,932 Show data context
Data for 1951 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 141,433 Show data context 74,131 Show data context
Economically inactive 20,993 Show data context 128,075 Show data context
Data for 1961 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 143,334 Show data context 82,896 Show data context
Economically inactive 23,330 Show data context 120,168 Show data context
Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 131,533 Show data context 91,378 Show data context
Economically inactive 21,586 Show data context 95,653 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 121,405 Show data context 93,665 Show data context
Economically inactive 36,166 Show data context 91,641 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 116,533 Show data context 98,650 Show data context
Economically inactive 42,711 Show data context 87,537 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 120,354 Show data context 110,525 Show data context
Economically inactive 45,561 Show data context 65,991 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 132,677 Show data context 122,768 Show data context
Economically inactive 49,636 Show data context 64,937 Show data context
Date Source
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 2 , 'Occupations of Males and of Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs, showing also the Total "Operatives" and the Total "Out of Work"'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupied Population classified according to 11 terminal educational ages, (a) Scotland by 9 age sections and (b) Administrative, etc. Areas by All Ages', for ''
1961 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1961OCC2_M1 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS05: "Economically Active (EA) residents: All residents aged 15 or over")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS09: "Employment Status: All Economically Active (EA) residents: Residents aged 16 and over")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S08 Economic position: Residents aged 16 and over [100%])
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Tables KS09b and KS09c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)

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Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Edinburgh Council (City) through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026