HC Deb 22 July 1912 vol 41 cc829-31W
Mr. CLOUGH

asked the President of the Local Government Board the numbers of male persons in England and Wales who exceed the age of twenty-one, twenty-five, and thirty years, respectively?

Mr. BURNS

The following is an estimate of the numbers of males living in England and Wales who exceed the age of twenty-one, twenty-live, and thirty years, respectively, at the middle of the year 1912, based upon the age constitution of the male population in 1901:—

Above the age of Number living.
21 years 9,609,689
25 years 8,295,825
30 years 6,803,334

Mr. CLOUGH

asked (1) the numbers of male persons and of female persons in England and Wales who stated their age to be twenty-one years at the last Census; (2)the number of male persons and of female persons in England and Wales who returned their age as twenty-five years at the last Census?

Mr. BURNS

These figures cannot yet be given as the tabulation will not be complete for a few months yet.

Mr. CLOUGH

asked the Secretary for Scotland (1) the numbers of male persons and of female persons in Scotland who exceed the age of twenty-one, twenty-five, and thirty years, respectively; (2) the numbers of male persons and of female persons in Scotland who stated their age to be twenty-one years at the last Census; and (3)the numbers of male persons and of female persons in Scotland who returned their age as twenty-five years at the last Census?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

The tabulation of the ages of the population will be completed about three months hence. At present the ages of nearly three and a half millions—i.e., about three-quarters of the total population—are tabulated, and assuming that the age distribution of the remaining one and a quarter millions is the same as that of the three and a half millions tabulated, the estimated numbers at ages asked for are as follows:—

Age. Male. Female.
21 and over 1,263,414 1,425,915
25 and over 1,105,331 1,250,369
30 and over 923,226 1,041,798
21 40,452 43,279
25 37,703 43,547

Mr. CLOUGH

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland the numbers of male persons in Ireland who exceed the age of twenty-one, twenty-five, and thirty years, respectively?

Mr. BIRRELL

The estimated number of males in Ireland in the middle of the year 1912 aged twenty-one years and upwards, twenty-five years and upwards, thirty years and upwards, are 1,214,002, 1,051,956, and 878,536, respectively. These figures are based on the age distribution of the Census of 1901.

Mr. CLOUGH

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland (1) the numbers of male persons and of female persons in Ireland who stated their age to be twenty-one years at the last Census; (2) the numbers of male persons and of female persons in Ireland who returned their age as twenty-five years at the last Census?

Mr. BIRRELL

The information required in these two questions is not yet available.