Age & Sex Structure data in 5-year bands to age 100

Data for 1851	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 100	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,097,843	1,094,404
5 to 9	977,548	970,692
10 to 14	897,780	885,089
15 to 19	813,884	826,538
20 to 24	741,867	817,923
25 to 29	653,224	724,953
30 to 34	577,125	618,997
35 to 39	496,789	521,386
40 to 44	443,503	464,467
45 to 49	367,476	380,793
50 to 54	323,381	340,083
55 to 59	237,153	252,887
60 to 64	211,152	236,051
65 to 69	140,741	162,968
70 to 74	106,363	125,084
75 to 79	59,831	74,242
80 to 84	28,888	37,964
85 to 89	9,414	13,411
90 to 94	2,010	3,464
95 to 99	390	759
100 & up	70	106

Data for 1861	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 100	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,266,116	1,258,031
5 to 9	1,094,637	1,093,926
10 to 14	987,977	976,045
15 to 19	891,349	911,011
20 to 24	802,682	910,090
25 to 29	686,150	785,483
30 to 34	618,291	681,508
35 to 39	552,013	596,019
40 to 44	515,982	549,167
45 to 49	422,747	446,893
50 to 54	365,553	388,125
55 to 59	278,613	294,799
60 to 64	247,304	271,620
65 to 69	163,306	187,078
70 to 74	119,330	141,663
75 to 79	66,093	81,496
80 to 84	31,285	41,057
85 to 89	9,322	13,954
90 to 94	1,954	3,479
95 to 99	363	705
100 & up	47	127

Data for 1871	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 100	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,439,232	1,438,385
5 to 9	1,263,000	1,269,367
10 to 14	1,142,090	1,126,625
15 to 19	1,013,539	1,029,266
20 to 24	890,559	992,815
25 to 29	791,312	884,151
30 to 34	700,446	766,711
35 to 39	601,171	660,503
40 to 44	553,931	603,243
45 to 49	474,809	513,578
50 to 54	426,558	460,148
55 to 59	321,911	348,352
60 to 64	274,210	306,454
65 to 69	191,586	220,499
70 to 74	139,689	162,485
75 to 79	75,965	92,421
80 to 84	35,277	46,512
85 to 89	10,541	16,098
90 to 94	2,124	3,796
95 to 99	347	730
100 & up	36	102

Data for 1881	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 100	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,651,492	1,657,191
5 to 9	1,469,682	1,480,699
10 to 14	1,312,991	1,310,445
15 to 19	1,187,039	1,203,703
20 to 24	1,043,211	1,148,916
25 to 29	921,849	1,008,767
30 to 34	788,973	854,955
35 to 39	700,329	751,715
40 to 44	633,039	685,758
45 to 49	513,813	568,631
50 to 54	455,100	504,814
55 to 59	357,076	398,728
60 to 64	318,261	363,473
65 to 69	215,840	253,313
70 to 74	147,356	178,763
75 to 79	83,442	104,512
80 to 84	38,028	50,338
85 to 89	10,850	16,462
90 to 94	2,101	4,037
95 to 99	320	754
100 & up	36	78

Data for 1891	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 100	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,656,962	1,675,177
5 to 9	1,589,323	1,598,464
10 to 14	1,511,786	1,514,554
15 to 19	1,368,231	1,397,225
20 to 24	1,161,829	1,318,234
25 to 29	1,038,804	1,169,753
30 to 34	916,470	991,531
35 to 39	811,509	865,937
40 to 44	699,563	756,694
45 to 49	602,447	654,429
50 to 54	514,918	574,944
55 to 59	386,483	442,912
60 to 64	333,710	390,580
65 to 69	242,933	292,981
70 to 74	173,410	218,653
75 to 79	94,679	122,762
80 to 84	40,437	57,466
85 to 89	12,149	19,709
90 to 94	2,393	4,852
95 to 99	320	783
100 & up	36	88

Data for 1911	Sex
Age in five-year bands to age 100	Male	Female
0 to 4	1,791,654	1,774,695
5 to 9	1,710,796	1,713,697
10 to 14	1,625,412	1,629,513
15 to 19	1,536,249	1,569,833
20 to 24	1,390,442	1,569,001
25 to 29	1,348,476	1,524,017
30 to 34	1,278,393	1,410,025
35 to 39	1,171,087	1,269,213
40 to 44	999,241	1,087,805
45 to 49	862,332	940,697
50 to 54	717,273	786,545
55 to 59	567,802	632,050
60 to 64	446,154	511,763
65 to 69	342,611	415,132
70 to 74	221,526	297,669
75 to 79	119,450	171,959
80 to 84	52,968	82,610
85 to 89	17,331	30,375
90 to 94	3,513	7,426
95 to 99	478	1,124
100 & up	33	81

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'
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 11 , 'Registration Counties and Registration Districts - Persons, Males and Females in each registration county; Males and Females in each registration district at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups, 1911'

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