"Figure 2.4: Estimated and projected number of children and populations of working and pensionable ages, UK, mid-1971 to mid-2089","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. Working age and pensionable age populations based on State Pension age (SPA) for given year. Between 2012 and 2018, State Pension age will change from 65 years for men and 61 years for women, to 65 years for both sexes. Between 2019 and 2020, State Pension age will change from 65 years to 66 years for both men and women. Between 2026 and 2027, State Pension age will increase to 67 years and between 2044 and 2046 to 68 years for both sexes" "Unit","Millions" "","" "Year","Children under 16","Working age","Working age without SPA changes","Pensionable age","Pension age without SPA changes" "1971","14.257","32.548","32.548","9.123","9.123" "1972","14.299","32.556","32.556","9.242","9.242" "1973","14.280","32.579","32.579","9.363","9.363" "1974","14.167","32.583","32.583","9.486","9.486" "1975","14.005","32.626","32.626","9.595","9.595" "1976","13.797","32.757","32.757","9.663","9.663" "1977","13.525","32.945","32.945","9.720","9.720" "1978","13.258","33.172","33.172","9.748","9.748" "1979","13.030","33.436","33.436","9.774","9.774" "1980","12.794","33.607","33.607","9.929","9.929" "1981","12.543","33.780","33.780","10.035","10.035" "1982","12.287","33.916","33.916","10.088","10.088" "1983","12.055","34.160","34.160","10.100","10.100" "1984","11.869","34.415","34.415","10.125","10.125" "1985","11.733","34.586","34.586","10.235","10.235" "1986","11.645","34.725","34.725","10.313","10.313" "1987","11.545","34.876","34.876","10.383","10.383" "1988","11.505","34.983","34.983","10.428","10.428" "1989","11.513","35.079","35.079","10.484","10.484" "1990","11.577","35.147","35.147","10.513","10.513" "1991","11.685","35.197","35.197","10.557","10.557" "1992","11.792","35.206","35.206","10.587","10.587" "1993","11.901","35.208","35.208","10.605","10.605" "1994","12.004","35.256","35.256","10.603","10.603" "1995","12.031","35.365","35.365","10.629","10.629" "1996","12.018","35.498","35.498","10.649","10.649" "1997","12.017","35.624","35.624","10.673","10.673" "1998","12.013","35.746","35.746","10.717","10.717" "1999","12.011","35.928","35.928","10.745","10.745" "2000","11.959","36.138","36.138","10.788","10.788" "2001","11.863","36.405","36.405","10.845","10.845" "2002","11.799","36.660","36.660","10.907","10.907" "2003","11.758","36.881","36.881","10.997","10.997" "2004","11.711","37.142","37.142","11.097","11.097" "2005","11.687","37.521","37.521","11.205","11.205" "2006","11.671","37.849","37.849","11.308","11.308" "2007","11.677","38.113","38.113","11.529","11.529" "2008","11.712","38.355","38.355","11.756","11.756" "2009","11.761","38.529","38.529","11.970","11.970" "2010","11.814","38.816","38.759","12.130","12.187" "2011","11.883","39.243","39.010","12.159","12.392" "2012","11.984","39.441","39.032","12.280","12.689" "2013","12.059","39.699","39.109","12.348","12.938" "2014","12.153","40.022","39.244","12.421","13.200" "2015","12.235","40.425","39.467","12.437","13.395" "2016","12.339","40.788","39.608","12.446","13.625" "2017","12.462","41.179","39.708","12.390","13.861" "2018","12.607","41.536","39.764","12.343","14.116" "2019","12.741","41.993","39.808","12.193","14.378" "2020","12.855","42.444","39.861","12.061","14.644" "2021","12.955","42.623","39.892","12.203","14.934" "2022","13.027","42.744","39.931","12.433","15.246" "2023","13.081","42.860","39.965","12.682","15.576" "2024","13.105","42.981","40.013","12.950","15.918" "2025","13.132","43.083","40.046","13.228","16.266" "2026","13.146","43.302","40.079","13.395","16.618" "2027","13.140","43.799","40.122","13.296","16.972" "2028","13.118","44.187","40.177","13.311","17.321" "2029","13.118","44.240","40.203","13.631","17.668" "2030","13.136","44.259","40.219","13.958","17.997" "2031","13.158","44.257","40.225","14.292","18.324" "2032","13.173","44.257","40.254","14.624","18.626" "2033","13.183","44.271","40.317","14.937","18.891" "2034","13.188","44.293","40.404","15.240","19.129" "2035","13.192","44.333","40.513","15.520","19.339" "2036","13.195","44.377","40.626","15.788","19.539" "2037","13.200","44.447","40.763","16.026","19.710" "2038","13.208","44.501","40.913","16.272","19.860" "2039","13.219","44.585","41.054","16.480","20.011" "2040","13.237","44.703","41.183","16.645","20.166" "2041","13.262","44.855","41.315","16.767","20.307" "2042","13.294","45.017","41.453","16.869","20.433" "2043","13.334","45.190","41.583","16.950","20.557" "2044","13.380","45.487","41.690","16.899","20.696" "2045","13.431","46.025","41.770","16.600","20.855" "2046","13.486","46.454","41.849","16.402","21.006" "2047","13.545","46.573","41.930","16.508","21.152" "2048","13.605","46.660","42.000","16.642","21.301" "2049","13.666","46.746","42.079","16.771","21.439" "2050","13.726","46.840","42.142","16.890","21.588" "2051","13.785","46.935","42.195","17.006","21.746" "2052","13.841","47.039","42.257","17.111","21.892" "2053","13.894","47.126","42.324","17.233","22.035" "2054","13.942","47.215","42.395","17.353","22.174" "2055","13.986","47.312","42.470","17.467","22.309" "2056","14.024","47.391","42.541","17.601","22.452" "2057","14.058","47.478","42.624","17.729","22.584" "2058","14.087","47.555","42.728","17.870","22.698" "2059","14.112","47.613","42.838","18.034","22.809" "2060","14.133","47.685","42.974","18.185","22.896" "2061","14.152","47.783","43.120","18.315","22.978" "2062","14.168","47.881","43.279","18.447","23.048" "2063","14.183","48.004","43.445","18.556","23.114" "2064","14.198","48.130","43.606","18.664","23.188" "2065","14.213","48.258","43.771","18.773","23.260" "2066","14.228","48.407","43.932","18.864","23.339" "2067","14.245","48.564","44.093","18.948","23.420" "2068","14.264","48.743","44.233","19.013","23.523" "2069","14.285","48.938","44.365","19.064","23.636" "2070","14.309","49.148","44.486","19.100","23.762" "2071","14.335","49.347","44.584","19.149","23.912" "2072","14.363","49.525","44.666","19.219","24.078" "2073","14.394","49.689","44.748","19.304","24.245" "2074","14.428","49.824","44.841","19.418","24.401" "2075","14.464","49.943","44.931","19.548","24.560" "2076","14.502","50.035","45.009","19.705","24.730" "2077","14.542","50.131","45.078","19.856","24.908" "2078","14.583","50.218","45.157","20.016","25.077" "2079","14.625","50.290","45.243","20.190","25.237" "2080","14.668","50.350","45.331","20.376","25.394" "2081","14.711","50.434","45.417","20.538","25.555" "2082","14.754","50.537","45.500","20.680","25.717" "2083","14.795","50.647","45.582","20.816","25.881" "2084","14.836","50.753","45.665","20.958","26.046" "2085","14.874","50.855","45.749","21.104","26.210" "2086","14.911","50.955","45.837","21.254","26.373" "2087","14.946","51.053","45.927","21.408","26.535" "2088","14.979","51.151","46.020","21.565","26.696" "2089","15.010","51.250","46.118","21.724","26.856"