Population Aqeing Across the United Kingdom and EU-27 - Animated Video Podcast (YouTube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50tdLusm7-Y

1.         The median age of the population across the four countries of the UK from 1985 through to 2010 and the projected median age up to 2035

2.         The percentage of the population in each country aged 65 and over in 1985, 2010 and projected for 2035

3.          Comparisons of the median age in the UK and EU from 1990 to 2010

4.         The percentage of the population aged 65 and over in each of the EU-27 countries in rank order in 1985, 2010 and 2035, highlighting the position of the UK.

Source: Office for National Statistics

Background notes

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