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This dataset provides values for RETIREMENT AGE MEN reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.
Israel, Iceland, and Norway had the highest current retirement ages worldwide of the 45 countries included at 67 years. Meanwhile, Indonesia had the highest effective retirement age at 69.
This statistic illustrates the expected age of retirement for adults over the age of ** in the United Kingdom (UK) as of first quarter 2016. It can be seen that a share of ** percent of respondents stated that they expect to retire at the age of ** or above.
These statistics provide:
Commentary is available in the main publication document. The methodologies used to produce these statistics are explained in the background and methodology document.
Some previous updates to these statistics can now be found on the http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/*/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-pensions-statistics" class="govuk-link">National Archives website.
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Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in each pension type and contracted-out status (prior to 2016), by age group and gross weekly earnings bands.
This ad-hoc release of statistics provides a new estimate of the number and proportion of working age individuals who are undersaving for retirement, and future average pension incomes.
The publication updates the analysis Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published in Analysis of future pension incomes 2023.
The report seeks to answer:
What is the current level of undersaving for retirement of working-age individuals?
Which groups are undersaving?
What is the depth of undersaving?
How do retirement outcomes change, for example through retiring early?
What do retirement incomes look like for future retirees?
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The value of any pension pots already accrued that are not state basic retirement or state earning related. This includes occupational pensions, personal pensions, retained rights in previous pensions and pensions in payment.
The State Pension is a 'contribution-based' benefit, and depends on an individual's National Insurance (NI) contribution history. For someone with the 30 qualifying years (years in which NI contributions were paid) it is payable at a flat rate of PS113.10 per week (2014-15). The current state pension age is 65 for men and is gradually being increased from 60 to 65 for women. A number of changes to the State Pension Age are underway. The basic State Pension increases every year by either: earnings (the average percentage growth in wages in Great Britain); prices (the percentage growth in prices in the UK as measured by the Consumer Prices Index CPI) or by 2.5%, whichever is the highest. More information regarding the State Pension Datasets shown here are extracts of UK datasets relating to State Pension claims based on the 694 geographic datazones in the Glasgow conurbation and covers the years 2002 - 2013. Full UK datasets are available from the Department of Work and Pensions. All counts have been adjusted using a variant of controlled rounding to avoid the disclosure of any personal information. All cells have been rounded to base 5 and the total equals the sum of the disaggregation shown. Please note that any counts that are shown as zero may not be a 'real' zero. . Although all small area totals are within 5 of the true value, aggregating them to form Local Authority totals is not recommended due to the fact that it is the sum of rounded figures. Local Authority totals should therefore be obtained from the DWP Tabulation Tool. More information about the DWP and their tabulation tool and collections can be located here Further qualifications or limitations to the data can be examined here. Licence: None
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United Kingdom % of Household: by Type: 1 Person: Over State Pension Age data was reported at 13.433 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 13.378 % for 2015. United Kingdom % of Household: by Type: 1 Person: Over State Pension Age data is updated yearly, averaging 13.248 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.656 % in 2013 and a record low of 12.893 % in 2011. United Kingdom % of Household: by Type: 1 Person: Over State Pension Age data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.H027: Number of Households, Household Size and Type.
In 2017, around *********** adults in the United Kingdom had no cash savings. Once you are an adult, having savings is a key element of preparing yourself for life’s little and big surprises. Building cash savings can be a difficult task as it takes careful planning, and time to accumulate. Those aged between 18 and 24 years of age in the United Kingdom have the lowest mean amount in cash savings of any age group. As of 2017, one in eight UK adults had no cash savings, with a further ** percent of the population having between zero and ************ British pounds.
With age comes wisdom
The correlation between age and the mean amount of cash savings can be somewhat linked to individuals’ priorities. Younger people will be looking to put money towards large items such as a car, home or travel whereas those aged over ** have not only had time to build their savings, but also are more likely to have no unsecured debt, and to own a property outright.
Rainy day fund
As we get older, the importance of having some form of savings for an emergency, or unforeseen circumstances becomes clearer. Planning for the long-term becomes of higher importance as we age. Despite this, as of 2018, just over half of the adult population had adequate savings for retirement.
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Membership and contributions to workplace pension arrangements for UK employees, by type, age, industry, public and private sector, occupation and size of company.
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Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.
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United Kingdom % of Household: by Type: 1 Person: Under State Pension Age data was reported at 14.814 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.212 % for 2015. United Kingdom % of Household: by Type: 1 Person: Under State Pension Age data is updated yearly, averaging 15.508 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.116 % in 2011 and a record low of 14.381 % in 1997. United Kingdom % of Household: by Type: 1 Person: Under State Pension Age data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.H027: Number of Households, Household Size and Type.
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Indicators included have been derived from the published 2019 mid-year population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. These are the number of persons and percentage of the population aged 65 years and over, 85 years and over, 0 to 15 years, 16 to 64 years, 16 years to State Pension age, State Pension age and over, median age and the Old Age Dependency Ratio (the number of people of State Pension age per 1000 of those aged 16 years to below State Pension age).
This dataset has been produced by the Ageing Analysis Team for inclusion in a subnational ageing tool, which was published in July 2020. The tool enables users to compare latest and projected measures of ageing for up to four different areas through selection on a map or from a drop-down menu.
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) is a longitudinal survey, which aims to address gaps identified in data about the economic well-being of households by gathering information on level of assets, savings and debt; saving for retirement; how wealth is distributed among households or individuals; and factors that affect financial planning. Private households in Great Britain were sampled for the survey (meaning that people in residential institutions, such as retirement homes, nursing homes, prisons, barracks or university halls of residence, and also homeless people were not included). The WAS commenced in July 2006, with a first wave of interviews carried out over two years, to June 2008. Interviews were achieved with 30,595 households at Wave 1. Those households were approached again for a Wave 2 interview between July 2008 and June 2010, and 20,170 households took part. Wave 3 covered July 2010 - June 2012, Wave 4 covered July 2012 - June 2014 and Wave 5 covered July 2014 - June 2016. Revisions to previous waves' data mean that small differences may occur between originally published estimates and estimates from the datasets held by the UK Data Service. Data are revised on a wave by wave basis, as a result of backwards imputation from the current wave's data. These revisions are due to improvements in the imputation methodology.Note from the WAS team - November 2023:“The Office for National Statistics has identified a very small number of outlier cases present in the seventh round of the Wealth and Assets Survey covering the period April 2018 to March 2020. Our current approach is to treat cases where we have reasonable evidence to suggest the values provided for specific variables are outliers. This approach did not occur for two individuals for several variables involved in the estimation of their pension wealth. While we estimate any impacts are very small overall and median pension wealth and median total wealth estimates are unaffected, this will affect the accuracy of the breakdowns of the pension wealth within the wealthiest decile, and data derived from them. We are urging caution in the interpretation of more detailed estimates.” Survey Periodicity - "Waves" to "Rounds" Due to the survey periodicity moving from “Waves” (July, ending in June two years later) to “Rounds” (April, ending in March two years later), interviews using the ‘Wave 6’ questionnaire started in July 2016 and were conducted for 21 months, finishing in March 2018. Data for round 6 covers the period April 2016 to March 2018. This comprises of the last three months of Wave 5 (April to June 2016) and 21 months of Wave 6 (July 2016 to March 2018). Round 5 and Round 6 datasets are based on a mixture of original wave-based datasets. Each wave of the survey has a unique questionnaire and therefore each of these round-based datasets are based on two questionnaires. While there may be some changes in the questionnaires, the derived variables for the key wealth estimates have not changed over this period. The aim is to collect the same data, though in some cases the exact questions asked may differ slightly. Detailed information on Moving the Wealth and Assets Survey onto a financial years’ basis was published on the ONS website in July 2019. A Secure Access version of the WAS, subject to more stringent access conditions, is available under SN 6709; it contains more detailed geographic variables than the EUL version. Users are advised to download the EUL version first (SN 7215) to see if it is suitable for their needs, before considering making an application for the Secure Access version.Further information and documentation may be found on the ONS Wealth and Assets Survey webpage. Users are advised to the check the page for updates before commencing analysis.Occupation data for 2021 and 2022 data files The ONS have identified an issue with the collection of some occupational data in 2021 and 2022 data files in a number of their surveys. While they estimate any impacts will be small overall, this will affect the accuracy of the breakdowns of some detailed (four-digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)) occupations, and data derived from them. None of ONS' headline statistics, other than those directly sourced from occupational data, are affected and you can continue to rely on their accuracy. For further information on this issue, please see: https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/occupationaldatainonssurveys.Latest edition informationFor the 18th edition (May 2023), the inheritance variables 'ivalb1r7' and 'ivalb1r7_i' which had been omitted in error have been added. Main Topics: The WAS questionnaire is divided into two parts with all adults aged 16 years and over (excluding those aged 16 to 18 currently in full-time education) being interviewed in each responding household. Household schedule: This is completed by one person in the household (usually the head of household or their partner) and predominantly collects household level information such as the number, demographics and relationship of individuals to each other, as well as information about the ownership, value and mortgages on the residence and other household assets. Individual schedule: This is given to each adult in the household and asks questions about economic status, education and employment, business assets, benefits and tax credits, saving attitudes and behaviour, attitudes to debt, insolvency, major items of expenditure, retirement, attitudes to saving for retirement, pensions, financial assets, non-mortgage debt, investments and other income. Multi-stage stratified random sample Telephone interview Face-to-face interview 2006 2020 ADOPTION PAY AGE AIRCRAFT ASSETS ATTITUDES TO SAVING BANK ACCOUNTS BICYCLES BOATS BONDS BUSINESS OWNERSHIP BUSINESS RECORDS BUSINESSES CARAVANS CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARERS BENEFITS CARS CHILD BENEFITS CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS CHILD TRUST FUNDS COHABITING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COST OF LIVING COSTS CREDIT CARD USE DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS DEBTS DISABILITIES EARLY RETIREMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL COURSES EDUCATIONAL FEES EDUCATIONAL STATUS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENDOWMENT ASSURANCE ESTATES ETHNIC GROUPS FAMILY BENEFITS FAMILY INCOME FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL ADVICE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FINANCIAL SERVICES FRINGE BENEFITS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FURNISHED ACCOMMODA... GIFTS Great Britain HEALTH HEALTH STATUS HIRE PURCHASE HOME BUILDINGS INSU... HOME BUYING HOME CONTENTS INSUR... HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSE PRICES HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLD HEAD S EC... HOUSEHOLD HEAD S SO... HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDERS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING AGE HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE ILL HEALTH INCOME INCONTINENCE INFORMAL CARE INHERITANCE INSOLVENCIES INSURANCE CLAIMS INTELLECTUAL IMPAIR... INVESTMENT Income JOB HUNTING JOB SEEKER S ALLOWANCE LAND OWNERSHIP LANDLORDS LOANS Labour and employment MAIL ORDER SERVICES MARITAL STATUS MATERNITY BENEFITS MATERNITY PAY MATHEMATICS MOBILE HOMES MORTGAGE ARREARS MORTGAGE PROTECTION... MORTGAGES MOTOR VEHICLE VALUE MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLES OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONS OLD AGE BENEFITS ONE PARENT FAMILIES OVERDRAFTS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PATERNITY BENEFITS PATERNITY PAY PENSION BENEFITS PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PENSIONS PERSONAL DEBT REPAY... PERSONAL FINANCE MA... PHYSICAL MOBILITY PLACE OF BIRTH PRIVATE PENSIONS PRIVATE PERSONAL PE... PROFIT SHARING PROFITS QUALIFICATIONS REDUNDANCY PAY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS RETIREMENT AGE SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AN... SECOND HOMES SELF EMPLOYED SELLING SHARED HOME OWNERSHIP SHARES SICK PAY SICKNESS AND DISABI... SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSES STAKEHOLDER PENSIONS STATE RETIREMENT PE... STATUS IN EMPLOYMENT STUDENT LOANS SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENT SUPERVISORY STATUS TAX RELIEF TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TIED HOUSING TOP MANAGEMENT TRANSPORT FARES TRUSTS UNEARNED INCOME UNEMPLOYED UNFURNISHED ACCOMMO... UNWAGED WORKERS WAGES WEALTH WILLS WINNINGS WORKPLACE property and invest...
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) is a longitudinal survey, which aims to address gaps identified in data about the economic well-being of households by gathering information on level of assets, savings and debt; saving for retirement; how wealth is distributed among households or individuals; and factors that affect financial planning. Private households in Great Britain were sampled for the survey (meaning that people in residential institutions, such as retirement homes, nursing homes, prisons, barracks or university halls of residence, and also homeless people were not included).The WAS commenced in July 2006, with a first wave of interviews carried out over two years, to June 2008. Interviews were achieved with 30,595 households at Wave 1. Those households were approached again for a Wave 2 interview between July 2008 and June 2010, and 20,170 households took part. Wave 3 covered July 2010 - June 2012, Wave 4 covered July 2012 - June 2014 and Wave 5 covered July 2014 - June 2016. Revisions to previous waves' data mean that small differences may occur between originally published estimates and estimates from the datasets held by the UK Data Service. These revisions are due to improvements in the imputation methodology.Note from the WAS team - November 2023:"The Office for National Statistics has identified a very small number of outlier cases present in the seventh round of the Wealth and Assets Survey covering the period April 2018 to March 2020. Our current approach is to treat cases where we have reasonable evidence to suggest the values provided for specific variables are outliers. This approach did not occur for two individuals for several variables involved in the estimation of their pension wealth. While we estimate any impacts are very small overall and median pension wealth and median total wealth estimates are unaffected, this will affect the accuracy of the breakdowns of the pension wealth within the wealthiest decile, and data derived from them. We are urging caution in the interpretation of more detailed estimates."Survey Periodicity - "Waves" to "Rounds"Due to the survey periodicity moving from "Waves" (July, ending in June two years later) to “Rounds” (April, ending in March two years later), interviews using the ‘Wave 6’ questionnaire started in July 2016 and were conducted for 21 months, finishing in March 2018. Data for round 6 covers the period April 2016 to March 2018. This comprises of the last three months of Wave 5 (April to June 2016) and 21 months of Wave 6 (July 2016 to March 2018). Round 5 and Round 6 datasets are based on a mixture of original wave-based datasets. Each wave of the survey has a unique questionnaire and therefore each of these round-based datasets are based on two questionnaires. While there may be some changes in the questionnaires, the derived variables for the key wealth estimates have not changed over this period. The aim is to collect the same data, though in some cases the exact questions asked may differ slightly. Detailed information on Moving the Wealth and Assets Survey onto a financial years’ basis was published on the ONS website in July 2019.Further information and documentation may be found on the ONS Wealth and Assets Survey webpage. Users are advised to the check the page for updates before commencing analysis.Users should note that issues with linking have been reported and the WAS team are currently investigating.Secure Access WAS dataThe Secure Access version of the WAS includes additional, detailed geographical variables not included in the End User Licence (EUL) version (SN 7215). These include:WardsParliamentary Constituency Areas for Wave 1 onlyCensus Output AreasLower Layer Super Output AreasLocal AuthoritiesLocal Education AuthoritiesProspective users of the Secure Access version of the WAS will need to fulfil additional requirements, including completion of face-to-face training, and agreement to the Secure Access User Agreement and Licence Compliance Policy, in order to obtain permission to use that version (see 'Access' section below). Users are therefore strongly encouraged to download the EUL version (SN 7215) to see if it contains sufficient detail for their needs, before considering making an application for the Secure Access version.Latest Edition InformationFor the ninth edition (October 2022), the Round 7 person and household data have been updated. The Round 7 Wave 1 Variable Catalogue Excel file has also been updated. Main Topics: The WAS questionnaire was divided into two parts with all adults aged 16 years and over (excluding those aged 16 to 18 currently in full-time education) being interviewed in each responding household. Household schedule: This was completed by one person in the household (usually the head of household or their partner) and predominantly collected household level information such as the number, demographics and relationship of individuals to each other, as well as information about the ownership, value and mortgages on the residence and other household assets. Individual schedule: This was given to each adult in the household and asked questions about economic status, education and employment, business assets, benefits and tax credits, saving attitudes and behaviour, attitudes to debt, insolvency, major items of expenditure, retirement, attitudes to saving for retirement, pensions, financial assets, non-mortgage debt, investments and other income. Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview 2006 2020 ADOPTION PAY AGE AIRCRAFT ALIMONY ASSETS ATTITUDES TO SAVING BANK ACCOUNTS BEDROOMS BICYCLES BOATS BONDS BUSINESS OWNERSHIP BUSINESS RECORDS BUSINESSES CARAVANS CARE OF DEPENDANTS CARERS BENEFITS CARS CHILD BENEFITS CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS CHILD TRUST FUNDS COHABITING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COST OF LIVING COSTS CREDIT CARD USE DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS DEBTS DISABILITIES EARLY RETIREMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL COURSES EDUCATIONAL FEES EDUCATIONAL GRANTS EDUCATIONAL STATUS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ENDOWMENT ASSURANCE ESTATES ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURE FAMILY BENEFITS FAMILY INCOME FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL ADVICE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FINANCIAL SERVICES FREQUENCY OF PAY FRINGE BENEFITS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FURNISHED ACCOMMODA... GENDER GIFTS Great Britain HEALTH HEALTH STATUS HIRE PURCHASE HOME BUILDINGS INSU... HOME BUYING HOME CONTENTS INSUR... HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSE PRICES HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLD HEAD S EC... HOUSEHOLD HEAD S SO... HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDERS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING AGE HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING TENURE ILL HEALTH INCOME INCOME TAX INCONTINENCE INFORMAL CARE INHERITANCE INSOLVENCIES INSURANCE CLAIMS INTELLECTUAL IMPAIR... INTEREST FINANCE INVESTMENT Income JOB HUNTING JOB SEEKER S ALLOWANCE LAND OWNERSHIP LAND VALUE LANDLORDS LIFE INSURANCE LOANS Labour and employment MAIL ORDER SERVICES MARITAL STATUS MATERNITY BENEFITS MATERNITY PAY MATHEMATICS MOBILE HOMES MORTGAGE ARREARS MORTGAGE PROTECTION... MORTGAGES MOTOR VEHICLE VALUE MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLES OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS OCCUPATIONAL QUALIF... OCCUPATIONS OLD AGE BENEFITS ONE PARENT FAMILIES OVERDRAFTS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PATERNITY BENEFITS PATERNITY PAY PENSION BENEFITS PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PENSIONS PERSONAL DEBT REPAY... PERSONAL FINANCE MA... PHYSICAL MOBILITY PLACE OF BIRTH PRIVATE PENSIONS PRIVATE PERSONAL PE... PROFIT SHARING PROFITS QUALIFICATIONS REDUNDANCY PAY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RENTS RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE ROYALTIES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AN... SECOND HOMES SELF EMPLOYED SELLING SHARED HOME OWNERSHIP SHARES SICK PAY SICKNESS AND DISABI... SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSES STAKEHOLDER PENSIONS STATE RETIREMENT PE... STATUS IN EMPLOYMENT STUDENT LOANS SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENT SUPERVISORY STATUS SURVIVORS BENEFITS TAX RELIEF TAXATION TENANTS HOME PURCHA... TIED HOUSING TOP MANAGEMENT TRANSPORT FARES TRUSTS UNEARNED INCOME UNEMPLOYED UNFURNISHED ACCOMMO... UNWAGED WORKERS WAGES WAR VETERANS BENEFITS WEALTH WILLS WINNINGS WORKPLACE property and invest...
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Data on types of workplace pension arrangements for UK employees by age, industry, public/private sector, occupation and size of company.
Source agency: Office for National Statistics
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Language: English
Alternative title: ASHE Pension Tables
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Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in employee contribution bands, by age group and by contracted-out status (prior to 2016) and pension type.
There were over 4.7 million people aged between 30 and 34 in the United Kingdom in 2023, making it the most populous age group in that year. Those aged between 35 and 39 years comprised the next most numerous age group in 2023, at over 4.64 million people. Millennials overtake Boomers as biggest generation Post-war demographic trends, particularly the 'baby boom' phenomenon, have significantly influenced the current age distribution in the UK. The postwar peak of live births in 1947 resulted in the dominance of the Baby Boomer generation for several decades, until 2020 when Millennials became the largest generational cohort, surpassing the Boomers for the first time. The following year, the UK Boomer population was then overtaken by Generation X, the generation born between Boomers and Millennials. Generation Z, however, remains smaller than the three generations that preceded it, at 12.9 million individuals in 2022. Aging UK population poses challenges The median age of the UK population is projected to reach 44.5 years by 2050, compared to 34.9 years in 1950. This aging trend is indicative of broader global demographic shifts, with the median age of people worldwide forecasted to increase from 23.6 years in 1950 to 41.9 years by 2100. How countries like the UK manage their aging populations will be one of the key challenges of the next few decades. It is likely the UK's struggling National Health Service (NHS) will come under even more pressure in the coming years. There are also tough economic questions, in particular as more people enter retirement age and the UK's working population gets smaller in relation to it.
The government of the United Kingdom is expected to spend over ******billion British pounds on state pensions in 2024/25, compared with ******billion pounds in the previous year.
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This dataset provides values for RETIREMENT AGE MEN reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.