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. 2017 May 12;15:18. doi: 10.1186/s12963-017-0136-2

Table 2.

Proportion of the population aged 80 years and over by age-group and sex

80-84 years 85-89 90-94 95-99 100+ Total men & women 80+
MEN
 1990-1994 51,820 (19.6) 22,429 (8.5) 6,502 (2.5) 1,317 (0.50) 309 (0.12) 265,042
 1995-1999 89,043 (18.5) 46,168 (9.6) 14,270 (3.0) 3,150 (0.65) 452 (0.09) 481,328
 2000-2004 198,396 (20.3) 89,394 (9.1) 32,699 (3.3) 6,642 (0.68) 1,385 (0.14) 979,146
 2005-2009 241,232 (20.5) 126,346 (10.7) 39,629 (3.4) 8,693 (0.74) 1,497 (0.13) 1,178,725
 2010-2014 236,290 (20.9) 129,861 (11.5) 48,552 (4.3) 9,176 (0.81) 1,717 (0.15) 1,132,393
Change relative to 1990-1994 +6.7% +35.5% +74.8% +63.1 +30.1
WOMEN
 1990-1994 96,683 (36.5) 56,824 (21.4) 22,761 (8.6) 5,313 (2.0) 1,084 (0.41) 265,042
 1995-1999 159,566 (33.2) 107,675 (22.4) 46,473 (9.7) 12,545 (2.6) 1,986 (0.41) 481,328
 2000-2004 328,522 (33.6) 193,143 (19.7) 97,149 (9.9) 26,792 (2.7) 5,024 (0.51) 979,146
 2005-2009 364,524 (30.9) 248,815 (21.1) 107,778 (9.1) 33,685 (2.9) 6,526 (0.55) 1,178,725
 2010-2014 328,498 (29.0) 225,332 (19.9) 115,227 (10.2) 31,016 (2.7) 6,724 (0.59) 1,132,393
Change relative to 1990-1994 -20.5% -7.2% +18.5% +36.6% +45.2%

Figures are sum of mid-year counts (% of total population aged 80 years and over)