§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the population of(a) the North West and (b) Lancashire is over (i) 50, (ii) 55, (iii) 60, (iv) 65, (v) 75, (vi) 85 and (vii) 100 years. [157092]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
817WLetter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Hoyle, dated 2 March 2004:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what percentage of the population of (a) the North West and (b) Lancashire is over (i) 50, (ii) 55, (iii) 60, (iv) 65, (v) 75, (vi) 85 and (vii) 100 years. I am replying in his absence.(157092)The information requested, except for those aged 100 and over, is given in the following table. This gives percentages based on the 2002 mid year population estimates, the latest year for which figures are available.
Percentage of the population in older age groups in the North West and Lancashire Age group North West Lancashire 50 and over 33.9 35.2 55 and over 27.3 28.4 60 and over 21.1 21.9 65 and over 16.0 16.7 75 and over 7.4 7.9 85 and over 1.0 2.0 Source: 2002 mid year population estimates, Office for National Statistics We are not able to provide estimates for those aged 100 and over from mid year population estimates. Estimates of populations at very old ages using the standard methodology for population estimates (the cohort component method) are unreliable, especially for sub-national areas where numbers in these very old age groups may be very small.
However this information is available from the 2001 Census. It recorded that under 0.02 per cent. of the population of both the North West and Lancashire were over 100 years of age.