Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up

Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	11,599	11,896
5 to 9	10,420	10,472
10 to 14	10,228	10,518
15 to 19	9,811	10,798
20 to 24	9,348	10,330
25 to 29	8,151	8,767
30 to 34	6,551	6,864
35 to 39	5,686	5,411
40 to 44	4,564	4,541
45 to 49	3,663	3,558
50 to 54	3,029	2,986
55 to 59	2,066	2,207
60 to 64	1,714	1,905
65 to 69	1,071	1,174
70 to 74	678	764
75 to 79	336	415
80 to 84	141	175
85 & up	60	67

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	13,033	13,304
5 to 9	11,244	11,728
10 to 14	9,709	10,183
15 to 19	9,616	10,576
20 to 24	8,537	10,852
25 to 29	7,265	9,209
30 to 34	6,637	7,768
35 to 39	6,032	6,923
40 to 44	5,302	5,862
45 to 49	4,584	4,565
50 to 54	3,609	3,776
55 to 59	2,771	2,826
60 to 64	2,119	2,356
65 to 69	1,314	1,450
70 to 74	857	985
75 to 79	464	520
80 to 84	162	232
85 & up	44	61

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	17,158	17,428
5 to 9	14,431	14,856
10 to 14	13,133	13,576
15 to 19	12,389	14,114
20 to 24	11,169	12,992
25 to 29	10,601	11,715
30 to 34	9,192	10,161
35 to 39	7,650	8,759
40 to 44	6,990	7,848
45 to 49	5,895	6,427
50 to 54	4,980	5,323
55 to 59	3,686	3,798
60 to 64	2,744	2,946
65 to 69	1,785	1,973
70 to 74	1,054	1,219
75 to 79	492	584
80 to 84	197	275
85 & up	70	103

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 85	Male	Female
0 to 4	20,491	20,947
5 to 9	18,231	18,444
10 to 14	16,314	16,857
15 to 19	15,010	16,933
20 to 24	12,984	16,449
25 to 29	11,803	14,460
30 to 34	9,907	11,581
35 to 39	9,101	10,294
40 to 44	8,239	9,634
45 to 49	6,581	7,970
50 to 54	5,710	6,698
55 to 59	4,424	5,180
60 to 64	3,509	4,186
65 to 69	2,229	2,532
70 to 74	1,264	1,519
75 to 79	646	771
80 to 84	223	309
85 & up	61	91

Date:	Source:
1851	1851 Census of Great Britain, Ages, Table [1] , 'Ages of the People'
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, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Sub-Districts'

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