R_AGE_15_64 = (AGE_GROUP:15_64 * 100.0) / TOT_POP:now
| Data Role | Period Covered | Authority | Source | Details | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE_GROUP:15_64 | 1971 | CASWEB_1971 | Census 1971 data | UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Tables SAS06 and SAS07) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_GROUP:15_64 | 1981 | CASWEB_1981 | Census 1981 data | UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (Table SAS02: "Age and Marital Status: All Residents) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_GROUP:15_64 | 1991 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S02 Age and marital status: Residents [100%]) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_GROUP:15_64 | 2001 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table CS001 - Age by sex and resident type) | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_GROUP:15_64 | 2011 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table LC1117EW - "Sex by age") | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| AGE_GROUP:15_64 | 2021 | ONS_CustomData | ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" | 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 |
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.