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

Table 8c: Projected percentage of people living alone in SESPlan SDP area, by gender and age group, 2006 – 2031

Age group

2006

2011

2016

2021

2026

2031

Males

16-24

5%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

25-29

19%

21%

22%

24%

25%

26%

30-34

22%

25%

28%

30%

32%

35%

35-44

19%

22%

25%

27%

30%

32%

45-54

17%

20%

22%

24%

27%

28%

55-59

17%

18%

21%

23%

24%

26%

60-64

17%

18%

19%

21%

22%

23%

65-74

20%

20%

21%

21%

22%

23%

75-84

28%

27%

26%

26%

26%

26%

85+

40%

39%

38%

37%

37%

38%

All ages

17%

19%

21%

22%

24%

25%

Females

16-24

6%

7%

7%

8%

9%

9%

25-29

16%

18%

20%

22%

23%

25%

30-34

15%

17%

18%

20%

22%

24%

35-44

11%

13%

14%

16%

17%

19%

45-54

15%

16%

18%

19%

21%

22%

55-59

20%

21%

21%

22%

23%

23%

60-64

24%

23%

23%

22%

21%

20%

65-74

36%

35%

34%

32%

30%

28%

75-84

56%

55%

54%

53%

51%

49%

85+

64%

66%

70%

73%

75%

76%

All ages

21%

22%

23%

24%

26%

26%

Total

16-24

6%

6%

7%

7%

7%

8%

25-29

17%

19%

21%

23%

24%

25%

30-34

18%

21%

23%

25%

27%

29%

35-44

15%

17%

19%

21%

23%

25%

45-54

16%

18%

20%

22%

24%

25%

55-59

18%

20%

21%

22%

23%

25%

60-64

21%

21%

21%

21%

21%

22%

65-74

28%

28%

28%

27%

26%

26%

75-84

44%

43%

42%

41%

40%

39%

85+

57%

58%

59%

60%

60%

61%

All ages

19%

20%

22%

24%

25%

26%

 

These figures are equal to the number of people in the age group projected to live in a 'one adult' household, divided by the projected population of that age and gender (including those living in communal establishments).

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