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Residents 65 and over in United Kingdom
1990 – 2022 · 33 data points
1 of 7 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022
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Latest value · 2022
18.8%
+0.1 pp
since 2021
Countries · 2022
1 of 7
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012
+1.8 pp
vs World
+8.4 pp
World: 10.4% · 2025
Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2022 percent · United Kingdom · World
+1.8 pp since 2012
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
United Kingdom
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022
Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
United Kingdom
18.8%
World
10.4% · 2025
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1990 – 2022
Latest value
18.8% · 2022
First value
15.7% · 1990
Highest
18.8% · 2022
Lowest
15.7% · 1990
Data points
33
By year
All years · 1990 – 2022
| Year | United Kingdom | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022estimate | 18.8% | +0.1 pp | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | −0.0 pp | 9.5% |
| 2020estimate | 18.7% | +0.2 pp | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +0.2 pp | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +0.2 pp | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +0.2 pp | 8.7% |
| 2016estimate | 18.0% | +0.2 pp | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +0.2 pp | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +0.3 pp | 8.1% |
| 2013estimate | 17.4% | +0.3 pp | 7.9% |
| 2012estimate | 17.0% | +0.5 pp | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +0.2 pp | 7.7% |
| 2010estimate | 16.4% | +0.2 pp | 7.6% |
| 2009estimate | 16.2% | +0.2 pp | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +0.1 pp | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | −0.1 pp | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | −0.0 pp | 7.3% |
| 2004estimate | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 7.1% |
| 2002estimate | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 6.9% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | ±0.0 pp | 6.8% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | −0.0 pp | 6.8% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | ±0.0 pp | 6.7% |
| 1997estimate | 15.8% | −0.0 pp | 6.6% |
| 1996estimate | 15.9% | +0.0 pp | 6.5% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | +0.0 pp | 6.5% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | −0.0 pp | 6.4% |
| 1993estimate | 15.8% | +0.0 pp | 6.3% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +0.1 pp | 6.2% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +0.0 pp | 6.1% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | 6.1% |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022
Ranking · Countries
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Residents 65 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Canada | 18.4% | |
| 3 | South Korea | 17.1% | |
| 4 | United States | 16.8% | |
| 5 | Chile | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Argentina | 11.7% | |
| 7 | Colombia | 9.6% | |
| 8 | Mexico | 8.3% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021
What it means
The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.
People
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