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11. 1 2 3 4 "World Economic Outlook Database (April 2026 Edition)"). www.imf.org. International Monetary Fund. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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16. ↑ "Places". The Telegraph. 25 July 2025. ISSN "ISSN (identifier)") 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 17 November 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025. [...] 4. 1 2 3 4 "Table 06: UK06 - Ethnic group by sex by age, United Kingdom". Census-based statistics UK: 2021. Office for National Statistics. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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| | Age 0-14 | Age 15-64 | 65 and above |
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| 2014 | 11,326,012 | 41,823,572 | 11,452,714 |
| 2015 | 11,431,700 | 41,980,393 | 11,704,126 |
| 2016 | 11,540,882 | 42,156,712 | 11,913,999 |
| 2017 | 11,649,486 | 42,326,458 | 12,082,925 |
| 2018 | 11,748,914 | 42,485,274 | 12,225,956 |
| 2019 | 11,827,156 | 42,638,638 | 12,370,532 |
| 2020 | 11,881,832 | 42,795,559 | 12,537,902 |
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