County Durham Unitary Authority (UA) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 31,067 Show data context 32,785 Show data context
1811 33,409 Show data context 35,428 Show data context
1821 39,404 Show data context 40,037 Show data context
1831 46,465 Show data context 46,801 Show data context
1841 67,186 Show data context 64,338 Show data context
1851 89,505 Show data context 83,532 Show data context
1861 117,001 Show data context 108,452 Show data context
1881 171,412 Show data context 158,464 Show data context
1891 185,296 Show data context 174,659 Show data context
1911 253,908 Show data context 238,672 Show data context
1921 269,781 Show data context 260,201 Show data context
1931 264,560 Show data context 254,115 Show data context
1951 253,437 Show data context 251,427 Show data context
1961 254,299 Show data context 257,848 Show data context
1971 244,692 Show data context 253,159 Show data context
1981 245,166 Show data context 255,193 Show data context
1991 238,951 Show data context 252,717 Show data context
2001 240,081 Show data context 253,344 Show data context
2011 251,280 Show data context 261,962 Show data context
2021 255,477 Show data context 266,901 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, County Durham Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026