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1911 Census of Scotland, Population, Ages and Conjugal Condition, Occupations, Birthplaces, Housing, Gaelic-speaking, Table 1 : " Population of Scotland at each Census---1801 to 1911".
CENSUS. | BOTH SEXES. | MALES. | FEMALES. | Ratio of Females to each 100 Males. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number. | Decennial Increase. | Number. | Decennial Increase. | Number. | Decennial Increase. | |||||
Actual. | Per cent. | Actual. | Per cent. | Actual. | Per cent. | |||||
1801 | 1,608,420 | | | 739,091 | | | 869,329 | | | 117.6 |
1811 | 1,805,864 | 197,444 | 12.3 | 826,296 | 87,205 | 11.8 | 979,568 | 110,239 | 12.7 | 118.5 |
1821 | 2,091,521 | 285,657 | 15.8 | 982,623 | 156,327 | 18.9 | 1,108,898 | 129,330 | 13.2 | 112.8 |
1831 | 2,364,386 | 272,865 | 13.0 | 1,114,456 | 131,833 | 13.4 | 1,249,930 | 141,032 | 12.7 | 112.1 |
1841 | 2,620,184 | 255,798 | 10.8 | 1,241,862 | 127,406 | 11.4 | 1,378,322 | 128,392 | 10.3 | 110.9 |
1851 | 2,888,742 | 268,558 | 10.2 | 1,375,479 | 133,617 | 10.8 | 1,513,263 | 134,941 | 9.8 | 110.0 |
1861 | 3,062,294 | 173,552 | 6.0 | 1,449,848 | 74,369 | 5.4 | 1,612,446 | 99,183 | 6.6 | 111.2 |
1871 | 3,360,018 | 297,724 | 9.7 | 1,603,143 | 153,295 | 10.6 | 1,756,875 | 144,429 | 9.0 | 109.6 |
1881 | 3,735,573 | 375,555 | 11.2 | 1,799,475 | 196,332 | 12.2 | 1,936,098 | 179,223 | 10.2 | 107.6 |
1891 | 4,025,647 | 290,074 | 7.8 | 1,942,717 | 143,242 | 8.0 | 2,082,930 | 146,832 | 7.6 | 107.2 |
1901 | 4,472,103 | 446,456 | 11.1 | 2,173,755 | 231,038 | 11.9 | 2,298,348 | 215,418 | 10.3 | 105.7 |
1911 | 4,760,904 | 288,801 | 6.5 | 2,308,839 | 135,084 | 6.2 | 2,452,065 | 153,717 | 6.8 | 106.2 |
Note: The respective decennial Census dates were as follows:
1801, March 10th. | 1841, June 7th. | 1881, April 4th. |
1811, May 17th. | 1851, March 31st. | 1891, April 5th. |
1821, May 28th. | 1861, April 8th. | 1901, March 31st. |
1831, May 29th. | 1871, April 3rd. | 1911, April 2nd. |