# Share aged 65 and over: highest and lowest councils in Yorkshire and The Humber (2021)

East Riding of Yorkshire had the highest share of residents aged 65 and over of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2021, at 26.4%.

Bradford had the lowest, at 15.2%. The middle council, York, had 19.1%.

| Rank | Area | Aged 65 and over | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 26.4% | – |
| 2 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 25.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 3 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 22.0% | – |
| 4 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 20.9% | – |
| 5 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 19.6% | – |
| 6 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 19.5% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 7 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 19.4% | – |
| 8 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 19.1% | – |
| 9 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 19.0% | – |
| 10 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 18.8% | – |
| 11 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 17.7% | – |
| 12 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 17.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 13 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 15.6% | – |
| 14 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 15.3% | – |
| 15 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 15.2% | – |

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)
- [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)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/london)
- [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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