Percentage aged 15-64 in 2021 for District/Unitary Authority

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Percentage aged 15-64 in 2021 for District/Unitary Authority

Key

This is the age group we treat as 'working age' although the definition has changed over time. Compulsory education to age 10 was established in some areas from 1870, and was gradually raised up to 16 by 1973. The male retirement age was standardised at 65 only in 1925.

Despite the large change in overall age structure, the proportion of working age has changed relatively little: it was smallest in 1871 and 1881 (59%), and at its greatest in 1931 (69%). The main concentrations of the workforce were in areas of rapid population growth, so in 1851 they were in the industrial districts and London. In 2011, low proportions of working age population are generally in rural areas, and also in coastal areas affected by retirement migration.

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Rate Definition

R_AGE_15_64 = (AGE_GROUP:15_64 * 100.0) / TOT_POP:now

Sources

Data Role Source Method
AGE_GROUP:15_64 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) by "Sex") Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
AGE_GROUP:15_64 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) by sex) Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
AGE_GROUP:15_64 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Flexible Table Builder: "People by Age - 86 Categories" by "Sex") Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) by "Sex") Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds.
TOT_POP:now National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) by sex) Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds.
TOT_POP:now Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Flexible Table Builder: "People by Age - 86 Categories" by "Sex") Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds.