HC Deb 07 December 1953 vol 521 cc192-4W
Mr. Peter Freeman

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will issue a statistical table showing the total population of the British Commonwealth and indicating in each country or territory, separately, the number of adults over 21 years of age and those under 21 years of age and classified according to sex.

Mr. Lyttelton,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2nd December, 1953; Vol. 521, c. 132], supplied the following further information

000's
Year Total Population Number under 20 years (a) Number 20 years and over (a)
Male Female Male Female
WEST AFRICA:
Gambia Colony … … … 1951 27 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Gold Coast (including Togoland)—
*African … … … … 1952 4,399 1,235 1,185 989 990
Non African … … … 1948 7 1 1 4 1
Nigeria (including Cameroons)—
North Region—
*African … … … … 1952 16,836 3,715 3,415 4,514 5,192
Non African … … … 1952 5 N.Y.A. N.Y.A. N.Y.A. N.Y.A.
West Region … … … 1952 6,362 N.Y.A. N.Y.A. N.Y.A. N.Y.A.
East Region … … … 1952 7,993
All Region … … … … 1952 31,195
Sierra Leone … … … … 1948 1,858 582 667 323 287
SOUTH EAST ASIA:
Federation of Malaya … … 1947 4,329 888 818 1,680 942
Singapore … … … … 1947 941 221 206 295 218
Brunei … … … … … 1947 41 10 10 12 9
North Borneo … … … … 1951 334 84 80 89 81
Sarawak … … … … 1947 546 136 131 145 134
Hong Kong … … … … N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
MEDITERRANEAN:
Cyprus … … … … … 1952 498 111 107 133 147
Gibraltar … … … … 1951 21 3 3 7 8
Malta and Gozo … … … 1948 306 68 67 83 89
WEST INDIES GROUP:
Bahamas … … … … 1943 69 16 17 16 20
Barbados … … … … 1946 193 40 42 45 65
Bermuda … … … … 1950 37 8 8 10 12
British Guiana … … … 1952 435 112 109 105 109
British Honduras … … … 1946 59 14 15 14 16
Jamaica (excluding dependencies) … 1949 1,374 320 318 348 389
Cayman Islands … … … 1943 7 1 2 2 2
Turks and Caicos … … … 1943 6 1 1 1 2
Leeward Islands … … … 1946 109 25 26 24 33
Trinidad and Tobago … … 1952 664 162 106 171 171
Windward Islands … … … 1946 252 65 65 50 71
WEST PACIFIC:
Fiji … … … … … 1952 313 85 81 79 67
Gilbert and Ellice Islands … … 1947 36 8 8 9 10
British Solomon Islands … … N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
New Hebrides … … … … N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Tonga … … … … …
ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEAN:
Falkland Islands … … … 1946 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.6
St. Helena and Ascension … … 1946 5 1 1 1 1
Aden Colony … … … … 1946 80 20 13 30 17
Mauritius (excluding dependencies) … 1952 501 124 123 128 126
Rodrigues … … … … 1952 13 4 4 2 3
Seychelles … … … … 1947 35 8 8 9 10
(a) From the material available it is not possible to distinguish between those under 21 years of age and those above, distinction is therefore drawn, where possible, between those under 20 and those above. In a number of instances, marked with an asterisk, the definition of an adult is that of puberty or the age of 15 or 16 years.
N.A.=Not Available. N.Y.A.=Not Yet Available.