§ Baroness Greengrossasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many 50–65 year olds were resident in the United Kingdom in 2001; and in each of the following years: 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1988, 1991 and 1996. [HL5613]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter to Baroness Greengross from the National Statistician and Registrar General, Len Cook, dated July 2002.
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the number of persons resident in the UK aged 50 to 65 years in 2001; and in 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991 and 1996. [HL5613]
The Office for National Statistics normally publishes mid-year population estimates in 5-year age groups. As a result the data provided refer to persons aged 50 to 64. Mid-2001 population estimates have not yet been published so mid-2000 estimates have been provided.
Total persons aged 50 to 64, United Kingdom (thousands) Mid-year Persons 1961 9,752.2 1966 10,097.6 1971 9,891.5 1976 9,705.1 1981 9,385.8 1986 9,147.8 1991 8,875.1 1996 9,224.5 2000 10,192.6
§ Baroness Greengrossasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many 50–65 year-olds were economically inactive in the United Kingdom in 2001; and in each of the following years: 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991 and 1996; and [HL5614]
When they last published figures on the number of 50–65 year-olds who are economically Inactive in the United Kingdom; and when they intend to publish such figures again. [HL5616]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter to Baroness Greengross from the National Statistician and Registrar General, Len Cook, dated July 2002.
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about economically inactive 50–65 year olds. (HL5614, HL5616)
182WAThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes estimates of economic inactivity for people of working age, including those for men aged 50–64 and women aged 50–59. The estimates are published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics First Release, which is available from the Library. The latest release was published on 17 July 2002. The next edition will be published on 14 August 2002.
The attached table gives the estimates for 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001. These estimates are from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and are not seasonally adjusted. Estimates are not available for the earlier years mentioned in your question.
Economically inactive people aged 50–59/641 United Kingdom Thousands, not seasonally adjusted March to May 19812 1,992 March to May 1986 2,347 March to May 1991 2,236 March to May 1996 2,457 March to May 2001 2,614 Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey
1 Men aged 50–64 and women aged 50–59.
2 For years prior to 1984, the statistics for the economically inactive population were produced using a slightly different definition.