Lewes Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD) : Population Statistics

Abolished: 01 Oct 1901

These simple graphs compare Lewes with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Percentage aged under 15 1851 to 1891 Over the last 150 years, the proportion of children has dropped steadily. In general, areas whose p…
Percentage aged 15-64 1851 to 1891 This is the age group we treat as 'working age' although the definition has changed over time. C…
Percentage Aged over 65 1851 to 1891 The proportion of the population aged over 65 was close to 5% in all censuses from 1851 to 1911, bu…
Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years) 1811 to 1901 We only present the rate of population growth where we can be sure that changes do not result simpl…
Population Density (Persons per Acre) 1851 to 1901 Our figures for the area of units as measured in acres are always numbers that were listed in cens…

We hold these detailed statistics for Lewes, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Age & Sex Structure data in 5-year bands to age 100 1851 to 1891 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 100 (21)
Age & Sex Structure data in single years under 5 1891 Sex (2)
Age in single years between birth & 5 (5)
Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up 1851 to 1891 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 85 (20)
Area (acres) 1851 to 1901 Area (acres) (1)
Males & Females 1801 to 1901 Sex (2)
Population Change 1811 to 1901 Population Change (2)
Total Population 1801 to 1901 Total Population (4)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.