Table 2 Population at Population Censuses in 2001 and 2011 by age

Population and housing census, main figures

2 Population at Population Censuses in 2001 and 2011, by age¹
Age	Population		Change 2001- 2011

Age	2001	2011	Absolute figures	Per cent

Total	4 520 947	4 979 955	459 008	10.2

0-9	596 182	611 148	14 966	2.5
10-19	569 645	637 300	67 655	11.9
20-29	587 574	650 708	63 134	10.7
30-39	690 648	677 249	-13 399	-1.9
40-49	630 221	723 728	93 507	14.8
50-59	572 851	627 064	54 213	9.5
60-69	355 441	533 770	178 329	50.2
70-79	312 969	296 889	-16 080	-5.1
80-	205 416	222 099	16 683	8.1

¹	In the 2011 Population and Housing Census, persons are grouped according to age at census date (19 November). In the 2001 Census, persons were grouped according to age at the end of the year (31 December).

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