Population Estimates by Age and Sex for England and Wales, 2001-2008

England and Wales resident population estimates broken down by five-year age bands and sex for local administrative areas. The data, modelled by the Office for National Statistics, covers the period from 2001 to 2008 across Local Authority Districts, Counties, Government Office Regions, and national levels.

Use Cases

• Modeling local service demand based on population age structure mentioned in the description
• Analyzing demographic trends and aging populations based on five-year age bands
• Planning public health interventions based on sex and age distributions across geographies
• Benchmarking regional population changes over the 2001-2008 time period

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 8-year time range from 2001 to 2008
• Provides breakdowns for multiple geographic levels including Local Authority Districts and national
• Includes structured population estimates by both age (five-year bands) and sex

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is modelled and may reflect methodological biases inherent to the source
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS): Population Estimates Unit

Collection Method

Modelled data

Time Range

2001 to 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:32.202927; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales