East Lothian Council : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 16,411 Show data context 18,847 Show data context
1811 16,488 Show data context 19,572 Show data context
1821 19,632 Show data context 21,681 Show data context
1831 20,827 Show data context 22,568 Show data context
1841 20,350 Show data context 22,157 Show data context
1851 20,884 Show data context 22,522 Show data context
1861 17,806 Show data context 19,705 Show data context
1881 19,230 Show data context 20,150 Show data context
1911 31,198 Show data context 31,428 Show data context
1921 33,419 Show data context 35,236 Show data context
1931 33,202 Show data context 34,984 Show data context
1951 36,393 Show data context 38,037 Show data context
1961 36,279 Show data context 38,734 Show data context
1971 35,948 Show data context 38,535 Show data context
1981 38,120 Show data context 40,594 Show data context
1991 40,378 Show data context 43,591 Show data context
2001 42,963 Show data context 47,125 Show data context
2011 47,873 Show data context 51,844 Show data context
2021 53,858 Show data context 58,505 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
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'
1921 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Burghs, Districts of Counties, and Civil Parishes'
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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nCube definition


Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Lothian Council through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026