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Data for female and male life expectancy at age 66 and projected number of people aged 85 or above
Published 18 August 2025
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Female cohort life expectancy at age 66, UK (2014-based projections, 2022-based projections)
| Female life expectancy at 66 | 2022 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| 1982 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| 1983 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| 1984 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| 1985 | 18.0 | 18.1 |
| 1986 | 17.6 | 17.5 |
| 1987 | 17.8 | 17.8 |
| 1988 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
| 1989 | 18.0 | 18.1 |
| 1990 | 18.1 | 18.2 |
| 1991 | 18.2 | 18.3 |
| 1992 | 18.3 | 18.4 |
| 1993 | 18.5 | 18.6 |
| 1994 | 18.6 | 18.8 |
| 1995 | 18.8 | 19.1 |
| 1996 | 19.0 | 19.3 |
| 1997 | 19.1 | 19.5 |
| 1998 | 19.3 | 19.8 |
| 1999 | 19.5 | 20.1 |
| 2000 | 19.6 | 20.3 |
| 2001 | 19.8 | 20.5 |
| 2002 | 19.9 | 20.7 |
| 2003 | 20.0 | 20.9 |
| 2004 | 20.0 | 21.0 |
| 2005 | 20.1 | 21.2 |
| 2006 | 20.1 | 21.4 |
| 2007 | 20.2 | 21.5 |
| 2008 | 20.4 | 21.7 |
| 2009 | 20.5 | 21.9 |
| 2010 | 20.6 | 22.0 |
| 2011 | 20.7 | 22.1 |
| 2012 | 20.8 | 22.3 |
| 2013 | 20.9 | 22.4 |
| 2014 | 21.0 | 22.5 |
| 2015 | 21.1 | 22.6 |
| 2016 | 21.1 | 22.8 |
| 2017 | 21.1 | 22.9 |
| 2018 | 21.2 | 23.0 |
| 2019 | 21.3 | 23.1 |
| 2020 | 21.3 | 23.2 |
| 2021 | 21.4 | 23.3 |
| 2022 | 21.5 | 23.4 |
| 2023 | 21.6 | 23.5 |
| 2024 | 21.7 | 23.6 |
| 2025 | 21.8 | 23.7 |
| 2026 | 21.9 | 23.8 |
| 2027 | 22.0 | 23.9 |
| 2028 | 22.0 | 24.0 |
| 2029 | 22.1 | 24.1 |
| 2030 | 22.2 | 24.2 |
| 2031 | 22.3 | 24.3 |
| 2032 | 22.3 | 24.4 |
| 2033 | 22.4 | 24.5 |
| 2034 | 22.5 | 24.6 |
| 2035 | 22.6 | 24.7 |
| 2036 | 22.6 | 24.8 |
| 2037 | 22.7 | 24.9 |
| 2038 | 22.8 | 25.0 |
| 2039 | 22.9 | 25.1 |
| 2040 | 23.0 | 25.2 |
| 2041 | 23.0 | 25.4 |
| 2042 | 23.1 | 25.5 |
| 2043 | 23.2 | 25.6 |
| 2044 | 23.3 | 25.7 |
| 2045 | 23.3 | 25.8 |
| 2046 | 23.4 | 25.9 |
| 2047 | 23.5 | 26.0 |
| 2048 | 23.6 | 26.1 |
| 2049 | 23.6 | 26.2 |
| 2050 | 23.7 | 26.3 |
| 2051 | 23.8 | 26.4 |
| 2052 | 23.9 | 26.5 |
| 2053 | 23.9 | 26.6 |
| 2054 | 24.0 | 26.7 |
| 2055 | 24.1 | 26.8 |
| 2056 | 24.2 | 26.9 |
| 2057 | 24.2 | 27.0 |
| 2058 | 24.3 | 27.1 |
| 2059 | 24.4 | 27.2 |
| 2060 | 24.5 | 27.3 |
| 2061 | 24.5 | 27.4 |
| 2062 | 24.6 | 27.5 |
| 2063 | 24.7 | 27.6 |
| 2064 | 24.7 | 27.8 |
| 2065 | 24.8 | - |
| 2066 | 24.9 | - |
| 2067 | 25.0 | - |
| 2068 | 25.0 | - |
| 2069 | 25.1 | - |
| 2070 | 25.2 | - |
| 2071 | 25.2 | - |
| 2072 | 25.3 | - |
Male cohort life expectancy at age 66, UK (2014-based projections, 2022-based projections)
| Male life expectancy at 66 | 2022 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| 1982 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| 1983 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| 1984 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| 1985 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| 1986 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| 1987 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| 1988 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| 1989 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| 1990 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| 1991 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| 1992 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| 1993 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| 1994 | 15.6 | 15.7 |
| 1995 | 15.8 | 16.0 |
| 1996 | 16.1 | 16.3 |
| 1997 | 16.3 | 16.6 |
| 1998 | 16.5 | 16.9 |
| 1999 | 16.7 | 17.2 |
| 2000 | 16.9 | 17.5 |
| 2001 | 17.1 | 17.7 |
| 2002 | 17.3 | 18.0 |
| 2003 | 17.4 | 18.2 |
| 2004 | 17.4 | 18.4 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 18.6 |
| 2006 | 17.6 | 18.8 |
| 2007 | 17.7 | 19.0 |
| 2008 | 17.9 | 19.2 |
| 2009 | 18.0 | 19.4 |
| 2010 | 18.1 | 19.6 |
| 2011 | 18.2 | 19.8 |
| 2012 | 18.4 | 20.0 |
| 2013 | 18.4 | 20.1 |
| 2014 | 18.5 | 20.3 |
| 2015 | 18.5 | 20.4 |
| 2016 | 18.5 | 20.6 |
| 2017 | 18.5 | 20.7 |
| 2018 | 18.6 | 20.8 |
| 2019 | 18.6 | 21.0 |
| 2020 | 18.7 | 21.1 |
| 2021 | 18.8 | 21.2 |
| 2022 | 18.9 | 21.3 |
| 2023 | 19.0 | 21.4 |
| 2024 | 19.1 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | 19.2 | 21.6 |
| 2026 | 19.2 | 21.7 |
| 2027 | 19.3 | 21.9 |
| 2028 | 19.4 | 22.0 |
| 2029 | 19.5 | 22.1 |
| 2030 | 19.5 | 22.2 |
| 2031 | 19.6 | 22.3 |
| 2032 | 19.7 | 22.4 |
| 2033 | 19.8 | 22.5 |
| 2034 | 19.8 | 22.6 |
| 2035 | 19.9 | 22.7 |
| 2036 | 20.0 | 22.8 |
| 2037 | 20.1 | 22.9 |
| 2038 | 20.2 | 23.0 |
| 2039 | 20.2 | 23.1 |
| 2040 | 20.3 | 23.2 |
| 2041 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| 2042 | 20.5 | 23.4 |
| 2043 | 20.6 | 23.5 |
| 2044 | 20.7 | 23.6 |
| 2045 | 20.7 | 23.8 |
| 2046 | 20.8 | 23.9 |
| 2047 | 20.9 | 24.0 |
| 2048 | 2.0 | 24.1 |
| 2049 | 21.1 | 24.2 |
| 2050 | 21.1 | 24.3 |
| 2051 | 21.2 | 24.4 |
| 2052 | 21.3 | 24.5 |
| 2053 | 21.4 | 24.6 |
| 2054 | 21.5 | 24.7 |
| 2055 | 21.5 | 24.8 |
| 2056 | 21.6 | 24.9 |
| 2057 | 21.7 | 25.0 |
| 2058 | 21.8 | 25.1 |
| 2059 | 21.9 | 25.2 |
| 2060 | 21.9 | 25.3 |
| 2061 | 22.0 | 25.5 |
| 2062 | 22.1 | 25.6 |
| 2063 | 22.2 | 25.7 |
| 2064 | 22.3 | 25.8 |
| 2065 | 22.3 | - |
| 2066 | 22.4 | - |
| 2067 | 22.5 | - |
| 2068 | 22.6 | - |
| 2069 | 22.7 | - |
| 2070 | 22.7 | - |
| 2071 | 22.8 | - |
| 2072 | 22.9 | - |
Projected number of people aged 85 or above, UK (2022-based projections – migrant variant)
| Year | Aged 85 and over (in millions) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 1.8 |
| 2026 | 1.8 |
| 2027 | 1.8 |
| 2028 | 1.9 |
| 2029 | 2.0 |
| 2030 | 2.1 |
| 2031 | 2.1 |
| 2032 | 2.3 |
| 2033 | 2.4 |
| 2034 | 2.5 |
| 2035 | 2.6 |
| 2036 | 2.6 |
| 2037 | 2.7 |
| 2038 | 2.7 |
| 2039 | 2.8 |
| 2040 | 2.8 |
| 2041 | 2.8 |
| 2042 | 2.9 |
| 2043 | 2.9 |
| 2044 | 3.0 |
| 2045 | 3.1 |
| 2046 | 3.2 |
| 2047 | 3.3 |
| 2048 | 3.4 |
| 2049 | 3.5 |
| 2050 | 3.6 |
| 2051 | 3.7 |
| 2052 | 3.8 |
| 2053 | 3.9 |
| 2054 | 4.0 |
| 2055 | 4.1 |
| 2056 | 4.1 |
| 2057 | 4.2 |
| 2058 | 4.2 |
| 2059 | 4.2 |
| 2060 | 4.2 |
| 2061 | 4.2 |
| 2062 | 4.1 |
| 2063 | 4.1 |
| 2064 | 4.2 |
| 2065 | 4.2 |
| 2066 | 4.3 |
| 2067 | 4.3 |
| 2068 | 4.4 |
| 2069 | 4.5 |
| 2070 | 4.6 |
| 2071 | 4.7 |
| 2072 | 4.8 |
| 2073 | 4.9 |
| 2074 | 5.0 |
| 2075 | 5.1 |
| 2076 | 5.2 |
| 2077 | 5.4 |
| 2078 | 5.4 |
| 2079 | 5.5 |
| 2080 | 5.6 |
| 2081 | 5.7 |
| 2082 | 5.8 |
| 2083 | 5.9 |
| 2084 | 5.9 |
| 2085 | 6.0 |
| 2086 | 6.1 |
| 2087 | 6.1 |
| 2088 | 6.2 |
| 2089 | 6.2 |