Glasgow Council (City) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 43,772 Show data context 51,768 Show data context
1811 57,541 Show data context 69,392 Show data context
1821 78,791 Show data context 90,558 Show data context
1831 106,917 Show data context 122,723 Show data context
1841 147,731 Show data context 161,453 Show data context
1851 186,217 Show data context 205,266 Show data context
1861 216,407 Show data context 242,674 Show data context
1881 308,064 Show data context 321,400 Show data context
1911 492,026 Show data context 512,242 Show data context
1921 512,298 Show data context 536,909 Show data context
1931 524,409 Show data context 563,674 Show data context
1951 510,762 Show data context 561,996 Show data context
1961 497,760 Show data context 540,627 Show data context
1971 421,026 Show data context 461,543 Show data context
1981 330,033 Show data context 365,588 Show data context
1991 281,517 Show data context 320,280 Show data context
2001 272,309 Show data context 305,560 Show data context
2011 286,076 Show data context 307,169 Show data context
2021 303,674 Show data context 317,160 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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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, Glasgow Council (City) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026