§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the numbers and percentage of the population(a) in general and (b) over 60 years old, who are (i) over 75, (ii) over 80 and (iii) over 85 years in each region of the United Kingdom. [23670]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Jim Cousins, dated 19 January 1998:
425WThe Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me, as Director of the Office for National Statistics, to reply to your recent question asking for an estimate of the numbers and percentage of the population (a) in general and (b) over 60 years old, who are (i) over 75, (ii) over 80 and (iii) over 85 years in each region and nation of the United Kingdom.The most recent data available are the mid-1996 population estimates. The attached table provides the information by the ages requested.
Table 1: Mid-1996 resident population of the United Kingdom and its constituent countries and the percentage of all persons in the region who are aged 75+, 80+ and 85+ Thousand Percentage All ages (a) Age 75 and over (i) Age 80 and over (ii) Age 85 and over (iii) Aged 75 and over of all persons Aged 80 and over of all persons Aged 85 and over of all persons Eastern 5,292.6 386.5 218.5 97.8 7.3 4.1 1.8 London 7,074.3 439.9 258.4 118.7 6.2 3.7 1.7 South-East 7,895.3 610.5 356.1 165.2 7.7 4.5 2.1 South-West 4,841.5 429.9 249.5 115.8 8.9 5.2 2.4 Wales 2,921.1 227.0 125.0 56.4 7.8 4.3 1.9 Scotland 5,128.0 333.6 183.1 78.7 6.5 3.6 1.5 Northern Ireland 1,663.3 89.9 47.3 19.0 5.4 2.8 1.1
Table 2: Mid-1996 resident population of the United Kingdom and its constituent countries and the percentage of all persons aged 60+ in the region who are aged 75+, 80+ and 85+ Thousand Percentage Age 60 and over (a) Age 75 and over(i) Age 80 and over (ii) Age 85 and over (iii) Aged 75 and over of persons aged 60+ Aged 80 and over of persons aged 60+ Aged 85 and over of persons aged 60+ United Kingdom 12,023.0 4,192.5 2,368.7 1,067.2 34.9 19.7 8.9 England and Wales 10,705.6 3,769.1 2,138.3 969.5 35.2 20.0 9.1 England 10,051.3 3,542.0 2,013.3 913.1 35.2 20.0 9.1 North-East 545.4 174.8 94.2 41.8 32.1 17.3 7.7 North-West and Merseyside 1,414.8 484.5 272.9 123.3 34.2 19.3 8.7 North-West 1,113.6 383.2 215.7 97.7 34.4 19.4 8.8 Merseyside 301.2 101.3 57.2 25.7 33.6 19.0 8.5 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,039.2 360.6 203.4 91.6 34.7 19.6 8.8 East Midlands 854.1 292.3 162.0 72.4 34.2 19.0 8.5 West Midlands 1,083.1 363.0 198.2 86.5 33.5 18.3 8.0 Eastern 1,100.0 386.5 218.5 97.8 35.1 19.9 8.9 London 1,222.4 439.9 258.4 118.7 36.0 21.1 9.7 South-East 1,651.2 610.5 356.1 165.2 37.0 21.6 10.0 South-West 1,141.0 429.9 249.5 115.8 37.7 21.9 10.1 Wales 654.3 227.0 125.0 56.4 34.7 19.1 8.6 Scotland 1,035.6 333.6 183.1 78.7 32.2 17.7 7.6 Northern Ireland 281.8 89.9 47.3 19.0 31.9 16.8 6.7