Population (Hansard, 16 July 1975)

§ Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest estimate of the projected age structure of the population in Wales in 1981, 1991 and 2001, broken down into the age groups 0 to 14, 15 to 44, 45 to retirement age, and the retired.

§ Mr. John Morris
The information is given in the following table.

PROJECT POPULATION^*

(Thousands)

Age 1981 1991 2001

0–14 … 591 637 665

15–44 … 1,144 1,213 1,223

45–59/64 … 569 556 636

60/65+ … 509 533 522

Total … 2,813 2,939 3,046

^* 1974 Based Projections of Total Population.

§ Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest estimate of the projected population of Wales in 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010.

§ Mr. John Morris
The information is given in the following table:

Projected population^* thousands

1980 … … … 2,803

1990 … … … 2,925

2000 … … … 3,038

2010 … … … 3,142

^* 1974 Based Projections of Total Population.

PROJECT POPULATION^*
(Thousands)
Age	1981	1991	2001
0–14	…	591	637	665
15–44	…	1,144	1,213	1,223
45–59/64	…	569	556	636
60/65+	…	509	533	522
Total	…	2,813	2,939	3,046
^* 1974 Based Projections of Total Population.

Projected population^*				thousands
1980	…	…	…	2,803
1990	…	…	…	2,925
2000	…	…	…	3,038
2010	…	…	…	3,142
^* 1974 Based Projections of Total Population.