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| 2006-based national population projections for the UK and constituent countries | | Author(s) | Helen Bray |
| Journal title | Population Trends, no 131, Spring 2008 |
| Pages | pp 8-18 |
| Source | http://www.statistics.gov.uk |
| Keywords | Population statistics. |
| Annotation | From 1954 until 2005, population projections for the UK were produced by the Government Actuary's Department (GAD). The 2006-based national population projections are the first to be carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in consultation with the devolved administrations. They show the population of the UK rising from 60.6 million in 2006, passing 65 million in 2016, to reach 71.1 million by 2031. In the longer-term, the projections suggest that the population will continue rising beyond 2031 for the full length of the projection period. The population will become older: the median age is expected to rise from 39.0 years in 2006 to 41.8 years by 2031. Since the last projection round, legislation has been passed to increase the state pension age (SPA) from 65 to 66 for both sexes between 2024 and 2026. Despite this change, the number of people of working age for every person of state pensionable age will reduce from 3.32 in 2006 to 2.91 by 2031. The legislation includes further increases in the SPA to 68 for both sexes by 2046. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080409001 A |
| Classmark | S4 |
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