Edinburgh Council (City) : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 2,792 Show data context 4,889 Show data context 6,216 Show data context
Class 2 9,226 Show data context 21,788 Show data context 21,954 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 1,690 Show data context 3,957 Show data context 46,484 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 46,433 Show data context 69,939 Show data context 80,878 Show data context
Class 4 8,870 Show data context 19,354 Show data context 24,965 Show data context
Class 5 5,049 Show data context 8,549 Show data context 32,121 Show data context

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nCube definition


Occupations of both sexes classified using the Registrar General's Social Classification.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Edinburgh Council (City) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar General's Social Class, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10211104/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 10th April 2026