Total population that are 65 or older in the United Kingdom

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	12,726,947	+171,729
2020	12,555,218	+180,660
2019	12,374,558	+202,617
2018	12,171,941	+185,489
2017	11,986,452	+185,609
2016	11,800,843	+191,778
2015	11,609,065	+221,045
2014	11,388,020	+263,361
2013	11,124,659	+307,284
2012	10,817,375	+313,336
2011	10,504,039	+247,197
2010	10,256,842	+199,997
2009	10,056,845	+179,927
2008	9,876,918	+141,839
2007	9,735,079	+100,059
2006	9,635,020	+71,867
2005	9,563,153	+72,843
2004	9,490,310	+72,224
2003	9,418,086	+62,372
2002	9,355,714	+57,543
2001	9,298,171	+47,578
2000	9,250,593	+25,669
1999	9,224,924	+9,535
1998	9,215,389	+13,839
1997	9,201,550	+22,052
1996	9,179,498	+23,322
1995	9,156,176	+29,023
1994	9,127,153	+23,799
1993	9,103,354	+23,975
1992	9,079,379	+39,678
1991	9,039,701	+48,709
1990	8,990,992	+50,591
1989	8,940,401	+56,577
1988	8,883,824	+83,684
1987	8,800,140	+110,516
1986	8,689,624	+128,275
1985	8,561,349	+105,727
1984	8,455,622	+21,085
1983	8,434,537	-30,555
1982	8,465,092	+1,307
1981	8,463,785	+52,578
1980	8,411,207	+84,661
1979	8,326,546	+101,340
1978	8,225,206	+113,400
1977	8,111,806	+106,803
1976	8,005,003	+108,959
1975	7,896,044	+123,059
1974	7,772,985	+125,474
1973	7,647,511	+125,596
1972	7,521,915	+133,722
1971	7,388,193	+138,758
1970	7,249,435	+130,934
1969	7,118,501	+123,666
1968	6,994,835	+133,446
1967	6,861,389	+134,364
1966	6,727,025	+126,052
1965	6,600,973	+128,615
1964	6,472,358	+98,025
1963	6,374,333	+69,873
1962	6,304,460	+69,175
1961	6,235,285	+74,978
1960	6,160,307	+77,539
1959	6,082,768	+71,341
1958	6,011,427	+77,022
1957	5,934,405	+76,733
1956	5,857,672	+66,993
1955	5,790,679	+70,875
1954	5,719,804	+81,492
1953	5,638,312	+87,230
1952	5,551,082	+65,073
1951	5,486,009	+59,844
1950	5,426,165