Population · 2025

Share of residents aged 65 and over: local authority ranking

Share of residents aged 65 and over: North Norfolk comes top with 35.6% and Tower Hamlets comes last with 6.1%. The median across 361 local authorities is 20.4%.

Podium and top 100

1North Norfolk35.6%2Rother33.2%3East Lindsey32.2%

#	Local authority	Region	Share of residents aged 65 and over
1	North Norfolk	East	35.6%
2	Rother	South East	33.2%
3	East Lindsey	East Midlands	32.2%
4	New Forest	South East	31.3%
5	Dorset	South West	31.2%
6	Isle of Wight	South East	31.0%
7	East Devon	South West	30.6%
8	West Devon	South West	30.5%
9	Torridge	South West	30.4%
10	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	29.9%
11	Fylde	North West	29.8%
12	Tendring	East	29.7%
13	East Suffolk	East	29.6%
13	Powys	Wales	29.6%
15	South Hams	South West	29.3%
15	Arun	South East	29.3%
17	Wyre	North West	29.0%
17	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	29.0%
17	Conwy	Wales	29.0%
20	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	28.7%
21	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	28.4%
22	Teignbridge	South West	28.3%
22	Cotswold	South West	28.3%
22	Chichester	South East	28.3%
25	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	28.2%
26	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	28.1%
27	Scottish Borders	Scotland	28.0%
27	South Ayrshire	Scotland	28.0%
29	Torbay	South West	27.9%
30	Pembrokeshire	Wales	27.7%
31	Wealden	South East	27.6%
32	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	27.5%
32	Babergh	East	27.5%
34	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	27.4%
34	Lewes	South East	27.4%
34	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	27.4%
37	Northumberland	North East	27.2%
38	Shropshire	West Midlands	27.1%
38	Westmorland and Furness	North West	27.1%
40	Rutland	East Midlands	27.0%
40	North Devon	South West	27.0%
40	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East	27.0%
40	Ceredigion	Wales	27.0%
40	Monmouthshire	Wales	27.0%
45	Isles of Scilly	South West	26.8%
45	Orkney Islands	Scotland	26.8%
47	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	26.7%
48	Cornwall	South West	26.5%
48	Angus	Scotland	26.5%
50	Maldon	East	26.4%
50	Fareham	South East	26.4%
50	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	26.4%
53	West Lindsey	East Midlands	26.2%
53	Broadland	East	26.2%
53	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	26.2%
56	Wychavon	West Midlands	26.1%
57	Forest of Dean	South West	26.0%
58	Somerset	South West	25.9%
58	Castle Point	East	25.9%
60	Breckland	East	25.8%
60	Mid Suffolk	East	25.8%
60	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	25.8%
63	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	25.7%
64	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	25.6%
64	Denbighshire	Wales	25.6%
64	Carmarthenshire	Wales	25.6%
67	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	25.5%
68	Eastbourne	South East	25.4%
68	Havant	South East	25.4%
68	Ribble Valley	North West	25.4%
71	Mid Devon	South West	25.3%
72	Dover	South East	25.2%
72	Great Yarmouth	East	25.2%
74	Mole Valley	South East	25.1%
74	Highland	Scotland	25.1%
74	North Ayrshire	Scotland	25.1%
77	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	25.0%
77	South Norfolk	East	25.0%
79	East Hampshire	South East	24.9%
80	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	24.6%
81	Cumberland	North West	24.5%
81	Adur	South East	24.5%
83	Melton	East Midlands	24.4%
84	North Somerset	South West	24.3%
84	Stroud	South West	24.3%
84	North Kesteven	East Midlands	24.3%
84	South Holland	East Midlands	24.3%
84	South Kesteven	East Midlands	24.3%
89	Thanet	South East	24.2%
89	Lichfield	West Midlands	24.2%
89	Sefton	North West	24.2%
92	Horsham	South East	24.1%
92	Moray	Scotland	24.1%
94	Gwynedd	Wales	23.9%
95	High Peak	East Midlands	23.8%
96	Stafford	West Midlands	23.7%
96	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	23.7%
96	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland	23.7%
96	Inverclyde	Scotland	23.7%
100	Wiltshire	South West	23.5%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Local authority	Region	Share of residents aged 65 and over
347	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	11.2%
348	Greenwich	London	11.1%
349	Waltham Forest	London	11.0%
350	Lewisham	London	10.8%
351	Wandsworth	London	10.2%
352	Slough	South East	10.0%
352	Islington	London	10.0%
352	Lambeth	London	10.0%
355	Manchester	North West	9.6%
355	Southwark	London	9.6%
357	City of London	London	9.2%
358	Hackney	London	8.9%
359	Barking and Dagenham	London	8.6%
360	Newham	London	7.8%
361	Tower Hamlets	London	6.1%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Other rankings on the same theme

Population Population density Area Population change over 10 years Elevation Share of residents aged under 16

Frequently asked questions

Which local authority ranks first for “Share of residents aged 65 and over”?

North Norfolk ranks first for “Share of residents aged 65 and over”, with 35.6%.

What is the median for “Share of residents aged 65 and over”?

The median across the 361 ranked local authorities is 20.4%.