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Residents 65 and over in United Kingdom
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
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section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
19.0%
+0.1 pp
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Countries · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
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+1.4 pp
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+8.6 pp
section.levels.world: 10.4% · 2025
Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2024 percent · United Kingdom · section.levels.world
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Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
section.compare Residents 65 and over · percent
United Kingdom
19.0%
section.levels.world
10.4% · 2025
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
19.0% · 2024
First value
15.7% · 1990
Highest
19.0% · 2024
Lowest
15.7% · 1990
Data points
35
By year
section.all_years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | United Kingdom | Change | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.0% | +0.1 pp | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +0.1 pp | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +0.1 pp | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +0.2 pp | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +0.1 pp | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.2 pp | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +0.1 pp | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.2 pp | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +0.1 pp | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +0.2 pp | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +0.3 pp | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +0.3 pp | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.5 pp | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +0.2 pp | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +0.2 pp | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +0.2 pp | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +0.1 pp | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | −0.1 pp | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | −0.0 pp | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 6.9% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | ±0.0 pp | 6.8% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | −0.0 pp | 6.8% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | ±0.0 pp | 6.7% |
| 1997section.estimate | 15.8% | −0.0 pp | 6.6% |
| 1996section.estimate | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 6.5% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | +0.0 pp | 6.5% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | −0.0 pp | 6.4% |
| 1993section.estimate | 15.8% | +0.0 pp | 6.3% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +0.1 pp | 6.2% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +0.0 pp | 6.1% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | 6.1% |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Residents 65 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Canada | 17.5% | |
| 3 | South Korea | 15.5% | |
| 4 | United States | 15.5% | |
| 5 | Russia | 14.8% | |
| 6 | Chile | 11.8% | |
| 7 | Argentina | 11.4% | |
| 8 | Colombia | 9.2% | |
| 9 | Mexico | 7.4% |
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2019
section.what
The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.
section.how
Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.
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