Population and Household Projections for Scotland's Strategic Development Planning Areas (2006-based)

Table 2a: Projected population of Glasgow & Clyde Valley SDP area, by age group and age structure, 2006-2031

	2006	2011	2016	2021	2026	2031	Change 2006-2031
All Ages	1,746,890	1,754,180	1,756,150	1,754,790	1,746,150	1,729,690	-17,200	-1%
0-15	318,890	309,080	307,370	307,960	296,960	281,450	-37,440	-12%
16-24	219,000	210,850	193,400	178,760	180,210	184,980	-34,020	-16%
25-29	115,730	130,670	126,170	116,950	106,720	103,240	-12,490	-11%
30-34	112,750	114,780	128,260	123,760	114,610	104,430	-8,310	-7%
35-44	272,930	239,430	217,000	231,500	240,380	226,950	-45,980	-17%
45-54	242,330	263,130	258,950	225,640	204,250	218,740	-23,600	-10%
55-59	107,320	107,400	121,100	127,400	117,640	95,780	-11,530	-11%
60-64	87,820	100,060	100,600	113,960	120,230	111,070	23,240	26%
65-74	149,000	149,020	162,420	175,030	189,680	208,150	59,150	40%
75-84	92,070	96,890	102,100	106,840	119,780	131,220	39,150	43%
85+	29,060	32,880	38,770	46,980	55,690	63,670	34,610	119%
Children (0-15 years)	318,890	309,080	307,370	307,960	296,960	281,450	-37,440	-12%
Working ages¹	1,111,820	1,120,860	1,127,510	1,117,980	1,106,760	1,067,670	-44,150	-4%
Pensionable ages²	316,190	324,230	321,270	328,860	342,430	380,570	64,380	20%

¹ Working age is 16-59 for women and 16-64 for men until 2010. Between 2010 and 2020 working age becomes 16-64 for women. Between 2024 and 2026, working age for both men
and women becomes 16-65 and changes again, in two further steps, to 16-67 by 2046.

² Pensionable age is 65 for men and 60 for women until 2010. Between 2010 and 2020, the pensionable age for women increases to 65. Between 2024 and 2046, the pensionable age for both men and women increases to 66 and changes again, in two further steps, to 68 by 2046.

Note: Not all figures will sum due to rounding.

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