Ageing

Publications related to Ageing

Statistical bulletins

• Estimates of the very old, including centenarians, UK: 2002 to 2019

  Annual mid-year population estimates for people aged 90 years and over by sex and single year of age (90 to 104 years, and 105 years and over) and comparisons between UK countries.

• Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2019

  National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age and sex.

• Subnational population projections for England: 2018-based

  Indicate potential future population size of English local and health authorities. Widely used in planning – for example labour market, housing, health and education.

Articles

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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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  UK population pyramid interactive

  Use our interactive population pyramid to find out more about how the demographics of your local area compare with others across the country.

• Subnational ageing tool

  Use our interactive tool to compare current and projected indicators of ageing across local authorities, regions and countries in the UK

• 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.

• Living longer

  In the future, there will be more older people and a higher proportion of those will be childless. Because adult children are the most common providers of informal social care to their parents at older ages, this is likely to increase the demand for paid-for care.

• How do the post-World War baby boom generations compare?