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43.
Mr. David Price
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of the population of the United Kingdom was under the age of 18 years, between the ages of 18 and 65 years and over the age of 65 years for each of the last 20 years; and what is his estimate of the same categories of age distribution for the next 10 years.
Mr. Deakins
The information is as follows:
| PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION OF THE UNTIED KINGDOM | |||||
| Mid-year Estimates | Under 18 | 18 to 64 | 65 and over | ||
| 1957 | … | … | 27 | 61 | 12 |
| 1958 | … | … | 27 | 61 | 12 |
| 1959 | … | … | 27 | 61 | 12 |
| 1960 | … | … | 27 | 61 | 12 |
| 1961 | … | … | 28 | 60 | 12 |
| 1962 | … | … | 28 | 60 | 12 |
| 1963 | … | … | 28 | 60 | 12 |
| 1964 | … | … | 28 | 60 | 12 |
| 1965 | … | … | 28 | 60 | 12 |
| 1966 | … | … | 28 | 60 | 12 |
| 1967 | … | … | 28 | 60 | 12 |
| 1968 | … | … | 28 | 59 | 13 |
| 1969 | … | … | 28 | 59 | 13 |
| 1970 | … | … | 28 | 59 | 13 |
| 1971 | … | … | 28 | 59 | 13 |
| 1972 | … | … | 28 | 59 | 13 |
| 1973 | … | … | 28 | 58 | 14 |
| 1974 | … | … | 28 | 58 | 14 |
| 1975 | … | … | 28 | 58 | 14 |
| 1976 | … | … | 28 | 58 | 14 |
| Projections | |||||
| 1977 | … | … | 27 | 59 | 14 |
| 1978 | … | … | 27 | 59 | 14 |
| 1979 | … | … | 26 | 59 | 15 |
| 1980 | … | … | 26 | 59 | 15 |
| 1981 | … | … | 26 | 59 | 15 |
| 1982 | … | … | 25 | 60 | 15 |
| 1983 | … | … | 25 | 60 | 15 |
| 1984 | … | … | 25 | 61 | 14 |
| 1985 | … | … | 24 | 61 | 15 |
| 1986 | … | … | 24 | 61 | 15 |