West Northamptonshire Unitary Authority (UA) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 36,811 Show data context 39,305 Show data context
1811 38,720 Show data context 42,682 Show data context
1821 46,759 Show data context 48,439 Show data context
1831 52,121 Show data context 54,014 Show data context
1841 59,104 Show data context 59,768 Show data context
1851 64,100 Show data context 63,825 Show data context
1861 68,068 Show data context 68,246 Show data context
1881 73,376 Show data context 74,175 Show data context
1891 78,304 Show data context 80,305 Show data context
1911 81,471 Show data context 85,997 Show data context
1921 80,169 Show data context 86,789 Show data context
1931 82,255 Show data context 88,189 Show data context
1951 90,968 Show data context 98,897 Show data context
1961 98,538 Show data context 104,166 Show data context
1971 114,488 Show data context 119,517 Show data context
1981 136,073 Show data context 140,639 Show data context
1991 153,696 Show data context 159,217 Show data context
2001 170,691 Show data context 174,539 Show data context
2011 185,165 Show data context 189,936 Show data context
2021 210,496 Show data context 215,047 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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Age and sex structure data in five-year bands to age 100, as published for 19th and early 20th century Registration Districts


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Northamptonshire 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