HL Deb 16 May 1989 vol 507 cc1166-7WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of the population are of pensionable age and how this percentage is expected to change over the next 20 years.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Skelmersdale)

The latest Government Actuary's Department population projection, 1987 based, indicates the following:

The percentage of the population of pensionable age
Year Percentage
1987 (base) 18.3
1991 18.4
1996 18.2
2001 18.0
2006 18.3
2011 19.3