Highlights
Estimates of the very old, including centenarians, UK: 2002 to 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2018, there was an increase of 0.7% in the number of people aged 90 years and over, from 579,776 in 2017 to 584,024 in 2018.
- An increase of 2.8% in the number of men aged 90 years and over from 2017 drove the overall increase seen in 2018.
- In 2018, there were 13,170 centenarians (people aged 100 years and over) in the UK; this represents a decrease of 5.0% from 2017.
Living longer: is age 70 the new age 65?
Measuring ageing in terms of remaining life expectancy, instead of years lived, may provide a better indicator of the health of our ageing population.
How would you support our ageing population?
There is a growing number of pensioners per person of working age living in the UK. Use our tool to change factors such as net migration and the State Pension age, and see how they affect this balance.
Datasets related to Ageing
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Mid-year population estimates of the very old, including centenarians: UK
Annual mid-year population estimates for those aged 90 years and over by sex and single year of age (90 to 104) and the 105 years and over age group, 2002 to 2018, UK.
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Mid-Year Population Estimates of the Very Old (including Centenarians): England and Wales
Annual mid-year population estimates for those aged 90 and over by sex and single year of age (90 to 104) and the 105 & over age group, 2002-2014, England and Wales (as a whole).
Publications related to Ageing
Statistical bulletins
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Estimates of the very old, including centenarians, UK: 2002 to 2018
Annual mid-year population estimates for people aged 90 years and over by sex and single year of age (90 to 104) and 105 years and over, and comparisons between UK countries.
Articles
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Living longer and old-age dependency – what does the future hold?
Examining the relationship between population ageing, economic dependency and international migration in the UK.
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Living longer: is age 70 the new age 65?
Measuring ageing in terms of remaining life expectancy, instead of years lived, may provide a better indicator of the health of our ageing population.
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How would you support our ageing population?
There is a growing number of pensioners per person of working age living in the UK. Use our tool to change factors such as net migration and the State Pension age, and see how they affect this balance.
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Living longer
Examining the interplay between caring and working in later life in the UK.
Methodology related to Ageing
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