You asked
Please can you provide me with the percentage of the population of England and Wales that were women for each of the years below:
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
2004
2005
We said
Thank you for your request.
We have used figures taken from Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and Table 1 shows the numbers and percentages both for all females and those aged 18 and over.
Table 1: percentage of women in the England and Wales for given years.
| Population of England and Wales | Population of females England and Wales | Percentage of females England and Wales | Population of females aged 18 and over England and Wales | Percentage of females aged 18 and over England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51,720,104 | 26,519,404 | 51.27 | 20,722,360 | 40.07 |
| 1999 | 51,933,471 | 26,610,030 | 51.24 | 20,814,941 | 40.08 |
| 2000 | 52,140,181 | 26,702,135 | 51.21 | 20,927,201 | 40.14 |
| 2001 | 52,359,978 | 26,785,720 | 51.16 | 21,029,030 | 40.16 |
| 2003 | 52,863,238 | 27,009,129 | 51.09 | 21,262,077 | 40.22 |
| 2004 | 53,152,022 | 27,139,907 | 51.06 | 21,396,781 | 40.26 |
| 2005 | 53,575,343 | 27,340,945 | 51.03 | 21,599,127 | 40.32 |
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