Total male population that are 65 or older in the United Kingdom

Period	Male retirement age population	Change
2021	5,829,936	+84,479
2020	5,745,457	+91,189
2019	5,654,268	+104,956
2018	5,549,312	+98,009
2017	5,451,303	+98,543
2016	5,352,760	+103,604
2015	5,249,156	+118,843
2014	5,130,313	+140,432
2013	4,989,881	+164,773
2012	4,825,108	+167,712
2011	4,657,396	+134,865
2010	4,522,531	+112,327
2009	4,410,204	+104,321
2008	4,305,883	+87,222
2007	4,218,661	+65,789
2006	4,152,872	+52,345
2005	4,100,527	+53,834
2004	4,046,693	+55,471
2003	3,991,222	+52,219
2002	3,939,003	+48,490
2001	3,890,513	+42,055
2000	3,848,458	+31,441
1999	3,817,017	+23,076
1998	3,793,941	+23,808
1997	3,770,133	+26,390
1996	3,743,743	+24,763
1995	3,718,980	+25,419
1994	3,693,561	+22,783
1993	3,670,778	+22,556
1992	3,648,222	+29,099
1991	3,619,123	+32,055
1990	3,587,068	+31,836
1989	3,555,232	+33,206
1988	3,522,026	+43,261
1987	3,478,765	+54,575
1986	3,424,190	+61,739
1985	3,362,451	+50,027
1984	3,312,424	+9,708
1983	3,302,716	-14,828
1982	3,317,544	+55
1981	3,317,489	+23,072
1980	3,294,417	+36,941
1979	3,257,476	+44,418
1978	3,213,058	+50,836
1977	3,162,222	+49,062
1976	3,113,160	+49,384
1975	3,063,776	+55,357
1974	3,008,419	+57,071
1973	2,951,348	+56,400
1972	2,894,948	+59,450
1971	2,835,498	+61,257
1970	2,774,241	+56,120
1969	2,718,121	+52,770
1968	2,665,351	+57,791
1967	2,607,560	+56,969
1966	2,550,591	+50,506
1965	2,500,085	+48,567
1964	2,451,518	+31,208
1963	2,420,310	+14,937
1962	2,405,373	+13,366
1961	2,392,007	+15,680
1960	2,376,327	+15,866
1959	2,360,461	+11,837
1958	2,348,624	+13,170
1957	2,335,454	+12,760
1956	2,322,694	+8,310
1955	2,314,384	+9,383
1954	2,305,001	+14,394
1953	2,290,607	+17,243
1952	2,273,364	+8,023
1951	2,265,341	+8,183
1950	2,257,158