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Projected Population of Scotland (2008-based)

Table 3 Projected population of Scotland (2008-based), by age group: 2008-2033

('000s)

2008 (base)

2013

2018

2023

2028

2033

All Ages

5,169

5,271

5,360

5,442

5,505

5,544

0-15

914

906

923

933

918

900

16-29

953

965

912

869

868

889

30-44

1,065

1,006

1,009

1,068

1,064

1,008

45-59

1,068

1,132

1,139

1,049

990

995

60-74

776

830

894

954

1,019

1,028

75+

393

433

484

570

647

724

Children

914

906

923

933

918

900

Working ages

3,238

3,308

3,364

3,354

3,374

3,308

Pensionable ages

1,017

1,058

1,073

1,155

1,213

1,337

1 Pensionable age is 65 for men, 60 for women until 2010; between 2010 and 2020 pensionable age for women increases to 65. Between 2024 and 2046, state pension age will increase in three stages from 65 years to 68 years for both sexes.
* Note: Not all figures will sum due to rounding.
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