The changing face of aging Britain: fascinating charts and maps show how the number of over-65s is outnumbering those under 15 for the first time ever, that women are outnumbering men in all but 13 council areas and that there are 300,000 fewer children under four than in 2011
The population of England and Wales has increased by 3.5 million in the last decade to a record high of almost 60 million. With 11.1 million people over 65 - one in six - there are more old people than children for the first time in history. Concerns about closing schools and increasing immigration to fill vacancies due to an aging population. Source: Dailymail UK

The changing face of aging Britain: fascinating charts and maps show how the number of over-65s is outnumbering those under 15 for the first time ever, that women are outnumbering men in all but 13 council areas and that there are 300,000 fewer children under four than in 2011

- Die Bevölkerung in England und Wales ist in den letzten zehn Jahren um 3,5 Millionen auf ein Rekordniveau von fast 60 Millionen angewachsen
- Mit 11,1 Millionen Menschen über 65 Jahren – einem von sechs – gibt es zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte mehr alte Menschen als Kinder
- Besorgnis über die Schließung von Schulen und die Erhöhung der Einwanderung zur Besetzung freier Stellen aufgrund der alternden Bevölkerung
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Source: Dailymail UK