Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	189,055	182,452
5 to 9	172,106	167,747
10 to 14	162,554	154,896
15 to 19	145,855	153,989
20 to 24	128,612	151,806
25 to 29	104,332	125,966
30 to 34	88,540	104,966
35 to 39	75,862	89,072
40 to 44	70,895	82,711
45 to 49	56,559	65,509
50 to 54	53,572	65,029
55 to 59	36,489	44,352
60 to 64	33,317	44,734
65 to 69	22,043	29,241
70 to 74	17,525	24,043
75 to 79	9,915	13,664
80 to 84	5,689	8,770
85 & up	2,559	4,316
Not stated

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	212,009	205,250
5 to 9	184,317	178,867
10 to 14	165,120	157,608
15 to 19	150,428	156,991
20 to 24	127,476	152,830
25 to 29	101,220	131,589
30 to 34	90,665	111,543
35 to 39	78,477	95,545
40 to 44	73,821	88,639
45 to 49	62,371	73,004
50 to 54	56,405	67,922
55 to 59	42,956	51,278
60 to 64	40,643	53,398
65 to 69	24,549	32,871
70 to 74	17,840	25,703
75 to 79	10,677	15,311
80 to 84	5,933	9,415
85 & up	2,474	4,454
Not stated

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	230,806	224,814
5 to 9	204,625	200,159
10 to 14	189,895	182,192
15 to 19	167,329	168,286
20 to 24	138,441	153,980
25 to 29	116,010	138,818
30 to 34	100,092	120,175
35 to 39	84,674	104,609
40 to 44	80,003	95,661
45 to 49	67,272	80,094
50 to 54	60,916	73,780
55 to 59	47,490	57,509
60 to 64	43,040	55,345
65 to 69	29,172	38,364
70 to 74	22,842	31,601
75 to 79	11,755	17,077
80 to 84	6,180	9,688
85 & up	2,601	4,723
Not stated

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	258,425	252,166
5 to 9	227,783	222,241
10 to 14	205,748	199,243
15 to 19	189,673	188,597
20 to 24	166,562	177,129
25 to 29	137,044	151,491
30 to 34	112,052	125,130
35 to 39	97,972	113,796
40 to 44	90,665	105,753
45 to 49	73,562	88,611
50 to 54	66,543	80,864
55 to 59	50,889	62,313
60 to 64	45,455	59,899
65 to 69	31,215	41,542
70 to 74	22,863	32,494
75 to 79	13,448	19,098
80 to 84	7,058	11,062
85 & up	2,518	4,669
Not stated

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	254,782	247,609
5 to 9	241,726	235,868
10 to 14	229,237	223,003
15 to 19	210,954	207,435
20 to 24	174,108	189,512
25 to 29	145,132	167,499
30 to 34	129,010	141,391
35 to 39	113,746	123,671
40 to 44	97,307	107,860
45 to 49	84,659	97,979
50 to 54	73,971	88,589
55 to 59	55,559	68,394
60 to 64	49,581	63,969
65 to 69	33,720	45,481
70 to 74	24,830	35,888
75 to 79	14,240	21,451
80 to 84	7,104	11,795
85 & up	3,051	5,536
Not stated

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	268,158	264,587
5 to 9	257,900	255,858
10 to 14	246,763	243,371
15 to 19	233,443	229,294
20 to 24	201,771	217,710
25 to 29	182,022	203,714
30 to 34	170,200	185,340
35 to 39	157,582	167,062
40 to 44	133,141	142,625
45 to 49	115,245	125,771
50 to 54	98,213	107,461
55 to 59	79,116	87,149
60 to 64	59,932	69,673
65 to 69	46,123	58,403
70 to 74	32,176	48,284
75 to 79	16,454	26,177
80 to 84	7,416	13,073
85 & up	2,998	6,320
Not stated

Data for 1931	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	213,598	209,748
5 to 9	229,401	226,312
10 to 14	214,547	211,268
15 to 19	219,162	220,130
20 to 24	205,792	215,785
25 to 29	186,546	202,487
30 to 34	162,247	187,248
35 to 39	143,892	172,262
40 to 44	134,474	157,769
45 to 49	129,889	150,694
50 to 54	126,699	139,834
55 to 59	115,547	122,474
60 to 64	91,681	100,090
65 to 69	68,115	80,693
70 to 74	46,006	60,179
75 to 79	24,546	35,691
80 to 84	9,775	16,705
85 & up	3,516	8,018
Not stated	90	70

Data for 1951	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	240,970	229,794
5 to 9	202,462	195,320
10 to 14	195,653	190,838
15 to 19	173,152	188,676
20 to 24	172,385	191,704
25 to 29	187,212	193,958
30 to 34	166,059	178,822
35 to 39	177,645	190,835
40 to 44	179,992	190,137
45 to 49	168,663	180,875
50 to 54	141,347	166,606
55 to 59	115,756	144,901
60 to 64	97,900	126,794
65 to 69	83,219	108,932
70 to 74	65,707	85,619
75 to 79	41,583	56,163
80 to 84	17,823	28,026
85 & up	6,372	13,451
Not stated	458	606

Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	240,103	229,133
5 to 9	215,066	205,660
10 to 14	230,086	219,050
15 to 19	187,391	186,741
20 to 24	159,353	173,650
25 to 29	161,043	165,965
30 to 34	162,756	169,715
35 to 39	170,487	176,851
40 to 44	153,229	167,243
45 to 49	163,851	178,783
50 to 54	164,303	177,912
55 to 59	147,280	165,248
60 to 64	113,158	146,379
65 to 69	83,438	121,112
70 to 74	60,216	93,653
75 to 79	40,216	65,154
80 to 84	21,713	36,177
85 & up	9,045	18,184
Not stated

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	228,482	215,833
5 to 9	240,108	228,302
10 to 14	226,539	215,538
15 to 19	199,414	192,861
20 to 24	196,629	193,817
25 to 29	158,305	158,137
30 to 34	148,141	152,432
35 to 39	147,433	153,400
40 to 44	151,360	159,899
45 to 49	156,962	165,841
50 to 54	139,608	156,175
55 to 59	143,172	163,133
60 to 64	133,709	159,281
65 to 69	106,627	140,621
70 to 74	67,867	111,400
75 to 79	39,360	75,848
80 to 84	20,489	45,068
85 & up	10,417	26,755
Not stated

Data for 1981	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	157,852	149,700
5 to 9	175,642	167,418
10 to 14	216,616	205,772
15 to 19	223,598	216,021
20 to 24	194,421	191,151
25 to 29	169,146	168,424
30 to 34	178,085	177,029
35 to 39	147,465	149,773
40 to 44	139,347	145,780
45 to 49	137,421	145,006
50 to 54	137,557	148,744
55 to 59	136,152	149,809
60 to 64	112,352	135,386
65 to 69	103,501	133,285
70 to 74	81,044	117,566
75 to 79	48,714	87,073
80 to 84	20,701	49,930
85 & up	8,866	26,748
Not stated

Data for 1991	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	163,144	154,032
5 to 9	162,454	154,680
10 to 14	160,624	151,389
15 to 19	168,978	163,097
20 to 24	184,956	191,336
25 to 29	189,885	202,166
30 to 34	184,249	192,054
35 to 39	166,565	170,519
40 to 44	178,063	179,534
45 to 49	146,673	150,944
50 to 54	136,086	143,950
55 to 59	130,414	142,307
60 to 64	123,416	140,532
65 to 69	111,477	135,183
70 to 74	80,621	112,987
75 to 79	58,457	97,571
80 to 84	32,412	70,765
85 & up	15,603	52,413
Not stated

Data for 2001	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	142,359	134,513
5 to 9	157,030	150,108
10 to 14	165,581	157,286
15 to 19	160,933	156,337
20 to 24	157,117	157,271
25 to 29	154,112	163,188
30 to 34	184,671	197,421
35 to 39	194,619	208,332
40 to 44	184,176	193,733
45 to 49	166,925	170,544
50 to 54	174,116	176,987
55 to 59	140,833	147,162
60 to 64	124,652	137,081
65 to 69	110,011	129,105
70 to 74	90,054	116,865
75 to 79	66,057	99,465
80 to 84	36,355	68,631
85 & up	22,887	65,467
Not stated

Data for 2011	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	149,224	143,597
5 to 9	137,976	131,641
10 to 14	149,615	142,000
15 to 19	168,115	162,711
20 to 24	181,059	182,881
25 to 29	169,961	175,671
30 to 34	158,646	163,049
35 to 39	166,230	173,826
40 to 44	191,440	203,258
45 to 49	200,319	210,610
50 to 54	184,198	191,629
55 to 59	162,197	168,694
60 to 64	164,725	171,797
65 to 69	124,671	136,527
70 to 74	100,691	119,903
75 to 79	76,818	101,296
80 to 84	48,592	75,933
85 & up	32,967	72,936
Not stated

Date:	Source:
1851	1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages, Table 4 , 'Islands in the British Seas:- Ages of Males and Females enumerated March 31st, 1851'
1861 - 2011	Census of Population
1871	1871 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [2] , 'Ages of the People, distinguishing the Sexes, at every year of life, in each of the Registration Counties'
1931	1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 21 , 'Quinquennial Age-Groups and Conjugal Condition (All Ages) - All Burghs and Districts of Counties'
1951	1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 15 , 'Quinquennial age-groups by conjugal condition (all ages)', for 'Burghs, Wards of Cities, Districts of Counties'

 

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