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Number of centenarians in England and Wales may have hit a peak, figures show

A 0.5% decrease in people aged 100 or over is probably related to post-WWI baby boom, ONS says

The number of people living beyond the age of 100 in England and Wales may have reached a peak, according to government data.

Estimates of the Very Old, a population analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), there were 14,850 people aged 100 or over living in England and Wales in 2023. Among these, an estimated 560 people were aged 105 or older.

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