Data for 1961	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 95	Male	Female
0 to 4	51,931	49,407
5 to 9	44,360	42,014
10 to 14	45,424	43,819
15 to 19	39,554	40,202
20 to 24	35,844	39,415
25 to 29	34,882	35,082
30 to 34	32,941	33,595
35 to 39	33,995	34,877
40 to 44	30,261	33,893
45 to 49	33,096	36,723
50 to 54	33,097	36,162
55 to 59	29,904	33,591
60 to 64	22,434	29,485
65 to 69	15,832	23,353
70 to 74	10,788	17,476
75 to 79	6,623	11,425
80 to 84	3,458	6,042
85 to 89	1,105	2,214
90 to 94	170	460
95 & up	17	66

Data for 1971	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 95	Male	Female
0 to 4	38,915	36,790
5 to 9	40,865	38,965
10 to 14	40,030	38,405
15 to 19	36,965	35,970
20 to 24	36,365	35,535
25 to 29	26,210	25,035
30 to 34	23,135	23,590
35 to 39	22,890	24,360
40 to 44	24,225	26,135
45 to 49	26,610	28,450
50 to 54	24,280	27,960
55 to 59	25,470	29,840
60 to 64	23,525	28,395
65 to 69	18,055	24,960
70 to 74	11,025	19,490
75 to 79	6,190	12,850
80 to 84	2,915	7,595
85 to 89	1,145	3,085
90 to 94	250	825
95 & up	35	145

Date:	Source:
1961	1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Martial Condition', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'
1971	1971 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 8 , 'Population by sex, age and marital condition', for 'County, local authority areas'

 

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1971

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