Elderly

Miss McIntosh
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate the Office of National Statistics has made of the number of people over (a) 60 and (b) 80 years old there will be in (i) North Yorkshire and (ii) England in each year to 2015.

Kevin Brennan
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question about what the projected population aged over (a) 60 years, and over (b) 80 years is in (i) North Yorkshire; (ii) England in each year to 2015. (247598)

The attached table shows the projected population aged 60 and over and 80 and over for 2009 to 2015 for North Yorkshire and England. These data are taken from the 2006-based Subnational Population Projections published on 12 June 2008, and are the most recent projections available.

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|                                                                            |2009    |2010|2011|2012|2013|2014|2015|
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|England                                                                     |        |||||||
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|Persons aged 60 and over                                                    |11,521  |11,705|11,872|12,037|12,205|12,380|12,552|
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|Persons aged 80 and over                                                    |2,387   |2,435|2,487|2,536|2,584|2,632|2,692|
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|North Yorkshire                                                             |        |||||||
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|Persons aged 60 and over                                                    |164     |167|171|174|177|180|184|
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|Persons aged 80 and over                                                    |34      |34|35|36|37|38|39|
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|Note:The projections relate to mid-yearSource:Office for National Statistics|        |
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