Did you know that the 2017 Mid-year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland shows that the number of people aged 65 years or over in Northern Ireland is 303,000 people (16.% of the population)? Of those, 27,200 people are aged 85 years or over (2% of the population). For more information, see 2017 Mid-year Population Estimates […]
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Did you know that the Labour Force Survey tables for January – March 2018 show that the economic activity rate for people aged 65 years or over in Northern Ireland is 10.8% (15.8% for men and 6.6% for women). Full details can be found on the website of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency […]
Did you know that between mid-2016 to mid-2016, the population aged 85 and over in Northern Ireland is projected to increase by 31.4 per cent (equivalent to 11,400 people aged 85 and over)? The largest increase is projected for Mid-Ulster (48.1%), and the smallest increase is projected for Belfast (5.2%). Full details on the 2016-based […]
Did you know that approximately two thirds (68%) of employees in Northern Ireland belong to a workplace pension scheme? The 2017 Northern Ireland Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings shows that 88% of public sector employees belong to a workplace pension scheme, but only 58% of private sector employees. Further details are available on the […]
Did you know that results from the 2017 Omnibus survey show that approximately one half of respondents aged 65 years or over say that they are not intereted in using online services offered by government. However, only 11% of those aged 25-34 years think this. Full results from this survey are available on the Department […]
Did you know that men retiring in 2017 in the United Kingdom are likely to be 45% better off than women? For more information, see the report Women’s Economic Transition to Retirement by Sarah McKenna, on the Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information website. This publication discusses how demographically-driven policy change, combined with differing lifetime […]
Did you know that during 10-16 September 2017, Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland provided domiciliary care services for 23,195 clients? Of these, 83% were aged 65 years or over. For more information, see the Domiciliary Care Services for Adults in Northern Ireland 2017 report, produced by the Information Services Directorate.
Did you know that the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) includes interviews with over 8,300 people aged 50 years or over? This represents 1 in 70 people within that age group. For more information on the survey, and to see the first report on key findings, visit the NICOLA website.
Did you know that between 2016 and 2041, there is estimated to be a 65% increase in the number of people aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland, rising from 297,800 people to 491,700? The 2016-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland are available on Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) website.
Did you know that in June 2018, the highest number of attendances at hospital emergency departments was for people aged 75 years or over – 63.7 per 1,000 people in that age group. The lowest proportion of attendance was for 45-64 year olds (31.5 per 1,000 people). For more information, see the Emergency Care Waiting […]
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