Number of over-90s hits record high
Daily Express|October 02, 2024
THE number of people aged 90 and older has reached a record high, estimates for England and Wales show.
Aine Fox
Number of over-90s hits record high

There were 551,758 in this "very old" category in 2023, up from 550,830 the previous year, the Office for National Statistics said.

The half a million point was reached in 2015 and the latest total is up from 350,700 when records began in 2002. The latest estimates suggest there were 14,850 centenarians people aged 100 or older - in England and Wales in 2023, down by 0.5% on 2022 numbers.

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Among these, an estimated 560 people were aged 105 or more.

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