# Share aged 65 and over: highest and lowest London boroughs (2021)

Bromley and Havering had the joint highest share of residents aged 65 and over of London’s 33 boroughs in 2021, at 17.6%.

Tower Hamlets had the lowest, at 5.6%. The middle borough, Westminster, had 12.1%.

| Rank | Area | Aged 65 and over |
| --- | --- | --- |
| =1 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 17.6% |
| =1 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 17.6% |
| 3 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 16.6% |
| 4 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 16.1% |
| 5 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 15.4% |
| 6 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 15.1% |
| 7 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 14.5% |
| =8 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 14.4% |
| =8 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 14.4% |
| 10 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 14.1% |
| =11 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 13.6% |
| =11 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 13.6% |
| 13 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 13.5% |
| 14 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 12.6% |
| 15 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 12.2% |
| =16 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 12.1% |
| =16 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 12.1% |
| =18 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 11.8% |
| =18 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 11.8% |
| 20 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 11.6% |
| =21 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 10.5% |
| =21 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 10.5% |
| 23 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 10.4% |
| 24 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 10.2% |
| 25 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 9.6% |
| 26 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 9.5% |
| 27 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 9.4% |
| 28 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 8.7% |
| 29 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 8.6% |
| 30 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 8.3% |
| 31 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 7.9% |
| 32 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 7.2% |
| 33 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 5.6% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/east-of-england)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over)

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