Plymouth South West Registration Sub-District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 3,549 Show data context 5,178 Show data context
1811 5,327 Show data context 7,012 Show data context
1821 5,159 Show data context 7,047 Show data context
1831 8,182 Show data context 10,702 Show data context
1841 10,356 Show data context 13,208 Show data context
1851 16,019 Show data context 17,045 Show data context
1861 18,463 Show data context 20,746 Show data context
1871 20,615 Show data context 22,993 Show data context
1881 21,725 Show data context 24,925 Show data context
1891 22,642 Show data context 25,042 Show data context
1901 24,102 Show data context 25,471 Show data context
1911 21,908 Show data context 23,746 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 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871 1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'

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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, Plymouth South West Registration Sub-District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026