Figure 8: Projected Percentage Change in Population by Age Structure, Council Area, 2014 to 2039

Figure 8: Projected percentage change in population by age structure, council area, 2014 to 2039

Children (aged 0 to 15) Working age Pensionable age and over Midlothian +25% Midlothian +22% West Lothian +48% Aberdeen City +19% City of Edinburgh +18% East Lothian +42% City of Edinburgh +16% Aberdeenshire +17% Falkirk +37% East Renfrewshire +14% Aberdeen City +16% Midlothian +36% Aberdeenshire +14% East Lothian +11% City of Edinburgh +36% East Lothian +12% East Renfrewshire +7% Aberdeenshire +35% Dundee City +8% Perth and Kinross +6% South Lanarkshire +34% Perth and Kinross +6% Stirling +6% Moray +33% East Dunbartonshire +4% Dundee City +5% Shetland Islands +32% Stirling +4% Glasgow City +4% Perth and Kinross +32% Glasgow City +4% Falkirk +2% Clackmannanshire +32% Fife +2% West Lothian +1% Stirling +32% Scotland Scotland +1% Scotland Scotland +1% Highland +32% Scottish Borders -0% Fife -1% North Lanarkshire +31% Falkirk -1% Moray -3% East Dunbartonshire +30% West Lothian -2% East Dunbartonshire -3% East Renfrewshire +30% Renfrewshire -3% Angus -4% Scotland Scotland +28% Angus -3% Orkney Islands -4% Scottish Borders +28% South Lanarkshire -3% South Lanarkshire -4% Fife +27% Highland -6% Highland -4% Renfrewshire +26% Orkney Islands -7% North Lanarkshire -7% Orkney Islands +25% South Ayrshire -7% Renfrewshire -7% Angus +25% Moray -8% Scottish Borders -7% West Dunbartonshire +24% Dumfries and Galloway -9% Shetland Islands -8% Glasgow City +22% North Lanarkshire -9% South Ayrshire -11% North Ayrshire +22% East Ayrshire -9% East Ayrshire -11% East Ayrshire +21% Clackmannanshire -10% Clackmannanshire -13% South Ayrshire +21% Shetland Islands -11% Dumfries and Galloway -13% Aberdeen City +21% West Dunbartonshire -12% West Dunbartonshire -15% Inverclyde +17% Argyll and Bute -13% North Ayrshire -17% Argyll and Bute +17% North Ayrshire -14% Argyll and Bute -18% Dumfries and Galloway +16% Inverclyde -16% Na h-Eileanan Siar -21% Na h-Eileanan Siar +11% Na h-Eileanan Siar -28% Inverclyde -21% Dundee City +9% -50% -25% 0% +25% +50% -50% -25% 0% +25% +50% -50% -25% 0% +25% +50% Percentage change Percentage change Percentage change Note Estimates based on State Pension Age. As set out in the 2014 Pensions Act, between 2014 and 2018, the state pension age will rise from 62 to 65 for women. Then between 2019 and 2020, it will rise from 65 years to 66 years for both men and women. A further rise in state pension age to 67 will take place between 2026 and 2028. Between 2044 and 2046, state pension age will increase from 67 to 68. The UK Government plan to review state pension age every five years in line with life expectancy and other factors.