Female Population Estimates for England and Wales Local Authorities, 2001-2008

Population estimates for females at the local authority level in England and Wales. The data measures the resident population structure by age and sex and is modelled by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the period from 2001 to 2008 across multiple geographic levels.

Use Cases

• Analyzing gender-specific demographic trends based on age and sex structure.
• Modeling local service needs for women based on resident population estimates.
• Comparing female population distribution across Government Office Regions.
• Projecting demographic changes for policy planning based on historical estimates.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the authoritative Office for National Statistics (ONS).
• Covers a defined 8-year time range from 2001 to 2008.
• Provides geographic breakdowns at Local Authority, County, and Regional levels.
• Released under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is modelled and may not reflect exact census counts.
• Time coverage ends in 2008, which may limit contemporary analysis.

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 13:32:29.815759; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales