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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	2,513	2,538
5 to 9	2,375	2,239
10 to 14	2,108	2,080
15 to 19	1,868	1,737
20 to 24	1,461	1,777
25 to 29	1,188	1,527
30 to 34	976	1,284
35 to 39	888	1,132
40 to 44	977	1,070
45 to 49	850	976
50 to 54	715	864
55 to 59	565	650
60 to 64	543	667
65 to 69	346	469
70 to 74	214	321
75 to 79	131	209
80 to 84	51	105
85 & up	29	50
75 & up

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,674	2,543
5 to 9	2,502	2,273
10 to 14	2,319	2,037
15 to 19	2,065	2,006
20 to 24	1,674	1,781
25 to 29	1,342	1,428
30 to 34	1,085	1,260
35 to 39	1,001	1,178
40 to 44	997	1,141
45 to 49	776	1,029
50 to 54	757	877
55 to 59	602	723
60 to 64	539	634
65 to 69	416	502
70 to 74	251	393
75 to 79	136	190
80 to 84	65	122
85 & up	30	33
75 & up

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,628	3,547
5 to 9	3,559	3,317
10 to 14	3,419	3,265
15 to 19	3,233	2,894
20 to 24	2,808	2,767
25 to 29	2,494	2,480
30 to 34	2,274	2,368
35 to 39	2,016	2,110
40 to 44	1,760	1,844
45 to 49	1,466	1,699
50 to 54	1,309	1,336
55 to 59	1,028	1,103
60 to 64	804	871
65 to 69	607	712
70 to 74	421	593
75 to 79	231	327
80 to 84	103	135
85 & up	37	60
75 & up

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,003	2,808
5 to 9	3,251	3,286
10 to 14	3,255	3,204
15 to 19	3,158	3,164
20 to 24	2,969	3,004
25 to 29	2,741	2,704
30 to 34	2,290	2,526
35 to 39	1,995	2,327
40 to 44	1,881	2,187
45 to 49	1,945	2,055
50 to 54	1,759	1,961
55 to 59	1,579	1,700
60 to 64	1,275	1,317
65 to 69	916	1,139
70 to 74	651	803
75 to 79	337	498
80 to 84	139	215
85 & up	56	80
75 & up

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,555	3,484
5 to 9	3,103	2,887
10 to 14	2,972	2,732
15 to 19	2,705	2,642
20 to 24	2,466	2,557
25 to 29	2,868	2,900
30 to 34	2,598	2,720
35 to 39	2,691	2,827
40 to 44	2,661	2,681
45 to 49	2,451	2,432
50 to 54	1,971	2,344
55 to 59	1,674	1,958
60 to 64	1,437	1,869
65 to 69	1,308	1,483
70 to 74	962	1,204
75 to 79	599	787
80 to 84	268	363
85 & up	93	159
75 & up

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,332	3,172
5 to 9	3,082	2,913
10 to 14	3,500	3,245
15 to 19	2,714	2,741
20 to 24	2,129	2,316
25 to 29	2,206	2,289
30 to 34	2,275	2,384
35 to 39	2,505	2,654
40 to 44	2,399	2,507
45 to 49	2,410	2,691
50 to 54	2,467	2,521
55 to 59	2,162	2,294
60 to 64	1,620	2,171
65 to 69	1,308	1,699
70 to 74	971	1,462
75 to 79	680	880
80 to 84	362	539
85 & up	155	256
75 & up

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,079	2,911
5 to 9	3,373	3,115
10 to 14	3,497	3,071
15 to 19	2,880	2,692
20 to 24	2,487	2,470
25 to 29	2,162	2,161
30 to 34	2,074	2,198
35 to 39	2,110	2,242
40 to 44	2,233	2,294
45 to 49	2,384	2,532
50 to 54	2,246	2,458
55 to 59	2,180	2,488
60 to 64	2,095	2,395
65 to 69	1,684	2,014
70 to 74	1,058	1,678
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 & up
75 & up	1,104	2,005

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,276	2,185
5 to 9	2,580	2,582
10 to 14	3,304	3,112
15 to 19	3,378	3,109
20 to 24	2,883	2,631
25 to 29	2,453	2,478
30 to 34	2,808	2,822
35 to 39	2,492	2,463
40 to 44	2,270	2,345
45 to 49	2,176	2,303
50 to 54	2,246	2,335
55 to 59	2,322	2,533
60 to 64	2,063	2,342
65 to 69	1,878	2,302
70 to 74	1,486	1,994
75 to 79	904	1,472
80 to 84	411	950
85 & up	190	638
75 & up

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,694	2,604
5 to 9	2,628	2,423
10 to 14	2,463	2,320
15 to 19	2,762	2,541
20 to 24	2,599	2,811
25 to 29	3,150	3,153
30 to 34	2,979	3,278
35 to 39	3,001	2,953
40 to 44	3,022	3,014
45 to 49	2,745	2,617
50 to 54	2,231	2,361
55 to 59	2,269	2,476
60 to 64	2,020	2,286
65 to 69	2,085	2,545
70 to 74	1,543	2,119
75 to 79	1,210	1,904
80 to 84	652	1,159
85 & up	325	1,026
75 & up

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,777	2,729
5 to 9	3,135	3,001
10 to 14	3,096	2,935
15 to 19	2,454	2,453
20 to 24	1,831	1,811
25 to 29	2,144	2,432
30 to 34	3,203	3,586
35 to 39	3,498	3,818
40 to 44	3,440	3,642
45 to 49	2,992	3,112
50 to 54	3,189	3,272
55 to 59	2,598	2,663
60 to 64	2,246	2,471
65 to 69	2,043	2,406
70 to 74	1,731	2,152
75 to 79	1,318	1,967
80 to 84	770	1,384
85 & up	498	1,291
75 & up

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	3,006	2,919
5 to 9	2,870	2,671
10 to 14	2,957	2,941
15 to 19	3,242	3,212
20 to 24	2,568	2,724
25 to 29	2,301	2,504
30 to 34	2,341	2,672
35 to 39	3,134	3,331
40 to 44	3,765	4,244
45 to 49	4,067	4,172
50 to 54	3,732	3,849
55 to 59	3,056	3,245
60 to 64	3,082	3,349
65 to 69	2,484	2,714
70 to 74	1,993	2,304
75 to 79	1,534	2,001
80 to 84	1,002	1,524
85 & up	739	1,468
75 & up

Data for 2021	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	2,878	2,680
5 to 9	3,225	3,120
10 to 14	3,521	3,384
15 to 19	3,189	3,085
20 to 24	2,371	2,604
25 to 29	2,707	3,011
30 to 34	3,088	3,475
35 to 39	3,287	3,610
40 to 44	3,278	3,615
45 to 49	3,518	3,693
50 to 54	3,928	4,535
55 to 59	4,188	4,508
60 to 64	3,797	4,159
65 to 69	3,305	3,448
70 to 74	2,833	3,243
75 to 79	2,263	2,575
80 to 84	1,364	1,797
85 & up	1,132	1,867
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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East Lothian Council : Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up