Official Statistics

Living longer and how the UK’s population is changing: a closer look at the numbers of older people compared to those of working age

People living longer lives combined with fewer children being born means that the UK population is ageing. This means that there is likely to be a growing number of pensioners compared to those of working age. This release explores how we measure dependency and how factors such as the age at which people retire and migration affect dependency.

• From: Office for National Statistics
• Published: 24 June 2019

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Living longer and how the UK’s population is changing: a closer look at the numbers of older people compared to those of working age

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/livinglongerandhowtheukspopulationischangingacloserlookatthenumbersofolderpeoplecomparedtothoseofworkingage

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Published 24 June 2019