Over 65 population trebles in a century

The proportion of the UK population aged 65 and over has more than trebled in the past 100 years.Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), using information from the 2011 Census, show that 16% of the population are now over 65, compared to 5% in 1911. It has risen 0.5% in the past ten…

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