HC Deb 01 April 1914 vol 60 c1186
60. Mr. C. BATHURST

asked what, according to the Census of 1911, was the female population of the United Kingdom, and to what extent it exceeded the male population, and how these figures compare with those of the Census of 1901?

Mr. HERBERT LEWIS

The female population of the United Kingdom at the Census of 1911 was 23,275,120, and exceeded the male population by 1,328,625; at the Census of 1901, the female population was 21,356,313, and exceeded the male population by 1,253,905.