East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority (UA) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 36,445 Show data context 36,629 Show data context
1811 42,888 Show data context 44,183 Show data context
1821 50,339 Show data context 50,621 Show data context
1831 54,305 Show data context 55,165 Show data context
1841 61,804 Show data context 62,050 Show data context
1851 67,601 Show data context 67,884 Show data context
1861 72,072 Show data context 72,901 Show data context
1881 66,187 Show data context 66,041 Show data context
1891 68,379 Show data context 70,009 Show data context
1911 74,687 Show data context 77,555 Show data context
1921 79,711 Show data context 86,402 Show data context
1931 82,395 Show data context 88,430 Show data context
1951 101,323 Show data context 108,390 Show data context
1961 107,127 Show data context 115,207 Show data context
1971 121,761 Show data context 131,135 Show data context
1981 130,715 Show data context 137,435 Show data context
1991 141,446 Show data context 149,589 Show data context
2001 152,801 Show data context 161,368 Show data context
2011 163,388 Show data context 170,791 Show data context
2021 167,893 Show data context 174,434 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 8 , 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 1911'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 14 , 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions in combination'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 15 , 'Ages and Marital Conditions - Abridged Analysis'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 22 , 'Ages (quinary) by Marital Condition - Abridged Analysis', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Marital Condition', for 'LAA, Con, 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 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table CS001 - Age by sex and resident type)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table LC1117EW - "Sex by age")
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) by "Sex")

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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 30th May 2026