Economically Active by Sex

Data for 1931	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	14,789,654	6,265,216
Economically inactive	1,551,634	12,055,397

Data for 1951	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	15,648,867	6,961,169
Economically inactive	2,213,477	13,084,249

Data for 1961	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	16,232,470	7,781,850
Economically inactive	2,578,320	12,976,460

Data for 1971	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	15,720,740	9,080,997
Economically inactive	3,833,517	12,403,407

Data for 1981	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	15,493,270	9,877,900
Economically inactive	4,430,249	11,808,937

Data for 1991	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	16,704,471	12,484,454
Economically inactive	6,097,548	12,573,832

Data for 2001	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	14,953,007	12,493,275
Economically inactive	5,360,505	8,531,714

Data for 2011	Sex
Economically Active	Male	Female
Economically active	16,705,673	14,693,095
Economically inactive	5,625,679	8,072,623

Date:	Source:
1931 - 2011	Census of Population

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