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Projected Population of Scotland (2006-based)

Table 3 Projected population of Scotland (2006-based), by age group: 2006-2031

 

('000s)

2006 (base)

2011

2016

2021

2026

2031

All Ages

5,117

5,206

5,270

5,326

5,363

5,374

0-15

922

897

896

905

887

858

16-29

912

955

922

864

842

848

30-44

1,107

1,019

978

1,011

1,032

994

45-59

1,058

1,104

1,144

1,081

992

955

60-74

735

812

866

939

988

1,026

75+

382

417

464

526

622

692

Children

922

897

896

905

887

858

Working ages

3,213

3,260

3,303

3,309

3,313

3,227

Pensionable ages

983

1,048

1,072

1,112

1,163

1,289

1 Pensionable age is 65 for men, 60 for women until 2010; between 2010 and 2020 pensionable age for women increases to 65. Between 2024 and 2046, state pension age will increase in three stages from 65 years to 68 years for both sexes.
* Note: Not all figures will sum due to rounding.

 

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