"Figure 2.3: Percentage age distribution, UK, mid-1971 to mid-2089","" "","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","Percentage of total population" "","" "Year","75+","60-74","45-59","30-44","15-29","0-14" "1971","4.73","14.28","18.24","17.52","21.15","24.08" "1972","4.79","14.37","18.07","17.40","21.32","24.06" "1973","4.84","14.49","17.87","17.45","21.43","23.93" "1974","4.91","14.62","17.69","17.55","21.54","23.69" "1975","5.02","14.70","17.55","17.64","21.73","23.37" "1976","5.13","14.66","17.50","17.77","21.99","22.94" "1977","5.26","14.57","17.50","18.31","21.93","22.44" "1978","5.40","14.34","17.57","18.72","22.03","21.94" "1979","5.53","14.12","17.58","19.05","22.26","21.46" "1980","5.67","14.31","17.21","19.28","22.53","21.00" "1981","5.82","14.43","16.93","19.44","22.80","20.59" "1982","5.97","14.49","16.75","19.57","23.03","20.18" "1983","6.13","14.46","16.64","19.72","23.24","19.81" "1984","6.28","14.41","16.53","19.88","23.43","19.46" "1985","6.41","14.33","16.43","20.03","23.58","19.23" "1986","6.50","14.27","16.25","20.28","23.68","19.01" "1987","6.62","14.18","16.18","20.48","23.66","18.88" "1988","6.73","14.08","16.24","20.62","23.48","18.85" "1989","6.85","13.97","16.35","20.73","23.19","18.90" "1990","6.92","13.89","16.44","20.90","22.85","19.00" "1991","6.95","13.85","16.54","21.11","22.39","19.17" "1992","6.94","13.85","17.04","20.99","21.83","19.35" "1993","6.86","13.89","17.44","21.03","21.29","19.48" "1994","6.79","13.90","17.74","21.22","20.84","19.52" "1995","7.00","13.67","17.97","21.44","20.47","19.46" "1996","7.15","13.50","18.14","21.70","20.12","19.40" "1997","7.25","13.40","18.28","21.96","19.75","19.37" "1998","7.34","13.36","18.41","22.15","19.42","19.31" "1999","7.38","13.33","18.55","22.35","19.16","19.23" "2000","7.42","13.31","18.70","22.54","19.01","19.03" "2001","7.49","13.25","18.89","22.68","18.91","18.79" "2002","7.52","13.23","19.05","22.75","18.86","18.59" "2003","7.53","13.33","19.15","22.68","18.91","18.41" "2004","7.55","13.44","19.21","22.50","19.06","18.25" "2005","7.57","13.51","19.27","22.29","19.31","18.05" "2006","7.61","13.60","19.37","21.99","19.56","17.87" "2007","7.65","13.96","19.19","21.62","19.83","17.75" "2008","7.66","14.26","19.17","21.25","19.97","17.69" "2009","7.68","14.49","19.29","20.97","19.93","17.64" "2010","7.73","14.64","19.44","20.69","19.89","17.61" "2011","7.79","14.73","19.59","20.43","19.89","17.57" "2012","7.88","14.83","19.79","20.16","19.74","17.60" "2013","7.96","14.93","19.95","19.95","19.57","17.64" "2014","8.07","15.03","20.08","19.72","19.44","17.66" "2015","8.10","15.11","20.18","19.59","19.35","17.68" "2016","8.14","15.27","20.27","19.42","19.17","17.74" "2017","8.25","15.41","20.28","19.29","18.96","17.82" "2018","8.42","15.51","20.19","19.25","18.72","17.90" "2019","8.63","15.60","20.03","19.27","18.52","17.95" "2020","8.83","15.71","19.83","19.34","18.31","17.98" "2021","9.04","15.85","19.57","19.46","18.11","17.97" "2022","9.48","15.80","19.25","19.59","17.95","17.94" "2023","9.81","15.87","18.93","19.67","17.86","17.86" "2024","10.07","16.02","18.67","19.67","17.77","17.80" "2025","10.30","16.20","18.45","19.59","17.74","17.72" "2026","10.50","16.40","18.26","19.51","17.73","17.61" "2027","10.67","16.60","18.06","19.44","17.75","17.48" "2028","10.85","16.77","17.89","19.34","17.77","17.39" "2029","11.03","16.92","17.71","19.24","17.77","17.33" "2030","11.19","17.05","17.61","19.08","17.80","17.27" "2031","11.37","17.18","17.48","18.90","17.87","17.20" "2032","11.57","17.23","17.40","18.70","17.97","17.13" "2033","11.78","17.21","17.40","18.49","18.06","17.06" "2034","12.00","17.12","17.45","18.32","18.13","16.98" "2035","12.22","16.99","17.55","18.15","18.18","16.91" "2036","12.47","16.81","17.70","17.99","18.20","16.84" "2037","12.73","16.58","17.85","17.87","18.19","16.77" "2038","13.00","16.35","17.96","17.83","18.15","16.71" "2039","13.28","16.17","18.00","17.77","18.12","16.65" "2040","13.55","16.04","17.96","17.77","18.07","16.61" "2041","13.80","15.92","17.92","17.79","17.99","16.58" "2042","14.03","15.79","17.89","17.83","17.89","16.56" "2043","14.24","15.69","17.83","17.86","17.82","16.55" "2044","14.44","15.57","17.77","17.89","17.78","16.55" "2045","14.60","15.52","17.65","17.93","17.74","16.56" "2046","14.77","15.45","17.51","18.01","17.70","16.57" "2047","14.90","15.41","17.35","18.12","17.64","16.58" "2048","14.98","15.45","17.17","18.22","17.58","16.60" "2049","15.01","15.52","17.03","18.29","17.52","16.62" "2050","15.03","15.63","16.89","18.36","17.46","16.63" "2051","15.02","15.79","16.76","18.38","17.40","16.65" "2052","14.99","15.95","16.67","18.39","17.35","16.66" "2053","14.97","16.06","16.65","18.36","17.30","16.66" "2054","15.00","16.12","16.62","18.34","17.25","16.66" "2055","15.08","16.11","16.63","18.30","17.22","16.66" "2056","15.15","16.10","16.67","18.24","17.20","16.65" "2057","15.20","16.09","16.72","18.16","17.19","16.63" "2058","15.26","16.06","16.77","18.11","17.19","16.61" "2059","15.31","16.02","16.81","18.08","17.20","16.58" "2060","15.38","15.93","16.87","18.05","17.21","16.55" "2061","15.46","15.82","16.96","18.01","17.23","16.52" "2062","15.53","15.69","17.07","17.97","17.25","16.49" "2063","15.62","15.56","17.17","17.92","17.27","16.45" "2064","15.72","15.45","17.26","17.87","17.29","16.42" "2065","15.83","15.34","17.33","17.82","17.31","16.39" "2066","15.97","15.24","17.36","17.76","17.32","16.35" "2067","16.09","15.18","17.37","17.71","17.33","16.32" "2068","16.19","15.17","17.35","17.66","17.33","16.29" "2069","16.30","15.15","17.33","17.62","17.33","16.26" "2070","16.38","15.18","17.30","17.59","17.32","16.24" "2071","16.45","15.22","17.24","17.56","17.30","16.21" "2072","16.53","15.28","17.17","17.55","17.28","16.19" "2073","16.58","15.34","17.12","17.54","17.25","16.18" "2074","16.62","15.37","17.08","17.54","17.22","16.16" "2075","16.64","15.43","17.06","17.54","17.18","16.15" "2076","16.64","15.51","17.02","17.55","17.14","16.14" "2077","16.62","15.62","16.97","17.56","17.10","16.13" "2078","16.62","15.71","16.93","17.57","17.05","16.12" "2079","16.63","15.79","16.87","17.58","17.01","16.11" "2080","16.66","15.85","16.82","17.59","16.97","16.11" "2081","16.72","15.88","16.77","17.60","16.93","16.10" "2082","16.79","15.90","16.72","17.60","16.89","16.09" "2083","16.90","15.89","16.67","17.60","16.86","16.08" "2084","17.00","15.88","16.64","17.59","16.83","16.07" "2085","17.10","15.86","16.61","17.57","16.80","16.06" "2086","17.22","15.81","16.59","17.56","16.77","16.05" "2087","17.36","15.75","16.58","17.53","16.75","16.03" "2088","17.47","15.72","16.57","17.50","16.73","16.01" "2089","17.56","15.69","16.57","17.47","16.71","15.99"