§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the population were men under the age of 25 years in each of the last 20 years for which figures are available. [33185]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 18 June 1996]: The information is given in the table.
England and Wales: Males aged 0 to 24 Mid-year Thousands As percentage of total population 1974 9,451.5 19.1 1975 9,404.9 19.0 1976 9,358.3 18.9 1977 9,300.7 18.8 1978 9,245.8 18.7 1979 9,225.3 18.6 1980 9,216.0 18.6 1981 9,191.4 18.5 1982 9,145.8 18.4 1983 9,111.5 18.3 1984 9,071.7 18.2 1985 9,044.8 18.1 1986 8,999.7 17.9 1987 8,943.4 17.8 1988 8,881.2 17.6 1989 8,807.1 17.4 1990 8,748.6 17.2 1991 8,701.5 17.0 1992 8,636.0 16.8 1993 8,575.6 16.7 1994 8.521.6 16.5