Proportions of Sexes., TABLE VI.—Proportions of Males and Females in every 100 of the general Population, at each Age-period, at the five last Censuses.
  
    
      | Age-periods. | Males. | Females. | 
    
      | 1861. | 1870. | 1881. | 1891. | 1901. | 1861. | 1870. | 1881. | 1891. | 1901. | 
  
  
    
      | All ages | 55.12 | 53.21 | 52.86 | 52.88 | 51.93 | 44.88 | 46.79 | 47.14 | 47.12 | 48.05 | 
    
      | Under 1 | 51.72 | 51.40 | 48.22 | 51.00 | 50.63 | 48.28 | 48.60 | 51.78 | 49.00 | 49.34 | 
    
      | 1 - 2 | 49.76 | 49.31 | 48.67 | 50.37 | 51.28 | 50.24 | 50.69 | 51.33 | 49.63 | 48.70 | 
    
      | 2 - 5 | 51.03 | 50.13 | 51.44 | 50.35 | 51.53 | 48.97 | 49.87 | 48.56 | 49.65 | 48.45 | 
    
      | 5 - 10 | 49.92 | 50.89 | 51.07 | 50.92 | 50.66 | 50.08 | 49.11 | 48.93 | 49.08 | 49.30 | 
    
      | 10 - 15 | 50.75 | 49.88 | 51.22 | 50.33 | 50.37 | 49.25 | 50.12 | 48.78 | 49.67 | 49.61 | 
    
      | 15 - 20 | 46.34 | 48.54 | 50.13 | 50.91 | 50.88 | 53.66 | 51.46 | 49.87 | 49.09 | 49.11 | 
    
      | 20 - 30 | 45.46 | 46.31 | 51.04 | 53.28 | 51.35 | 54.54 | 53.69 | 48.96 | 46.72 | 48.62 | 
    
      | 30 - 40 | 58.56 | 48.65 | 51.54 | 55.07 | 54.02 | 41.44 | 51.35 | 48.46 | 44.93 | 45.97 | 
    
      | 40 - 50 | 66.02 | 59.67 | 51.15 | 53.30 | 54.43 | 33.98 | 40.33 | 48.85 | 46.70 | 45.66 | 
    
      | 50 - 60 | 71.17 | 66.15 | 59.35 | 51.86 | 52.92 | 28.83 | 33.85 | 40.65 | 48.14 | 47.07 | 
    
      | 60 - 70 | 73.42 | 71.92 | 65.57 | 58.02 | 49.80 | 26.58 | 28.08 | 34.43 | 41.98 | 50.20 | 
    
      | 70 - 80 | 73.63 | 71.87 | 70.61 | 65.29 | 56.88 | 26.37 | 28.13 | 29.39 | 34.71 | 43.10 | 
    
      | 80 - 90 | 79.79 | 74.84 | 71.40 | 66.70 | 60.09 | 20.21 | 25.16 | 28.60 | 33.30 | 39.90 | 
    
      | 90 - over | 87.50 | 78.26 | 60.78 | 75.90 | 50.64 | 12.50 | 21.74 | 39.22 | 24.10 | 49.35 | 
    
      | Not specified |  |  | 76.04 | 96.61 | 81.61 |  |  | 23.6 | 3.39 | 18.36 |