Share aged 65 and over: highest and lowest councils in North West (2021)

Fylde had the highest share of residents aged 65 and over of North West’s 35 councils in 2021, at 27.8%.

Manchester had the lowest, at 9.5%. The middle council, Wigan, had 19.3%.

Aged 65 and over for every council in North West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Fylde	27.8%
2	Wyre	27.7%
3	Westmorland and Furness 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.	25.7%
4	Ribble Valley	24.1%
5	Sefton	23.2%
6	Cumberland 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.	23.1%
7	Cheshire East	22.4%
8	Wirral	22.0%
9	West Lancashire	21.9%
10	South Ribble	21.6%
11	Cheshire West and Chester	21.2%
12	Blackpool	20.7%
=13	Chorley	20.5%
=13	Lancaster	20.5%
=13	St. Helens	20.5%
16	Stockport	20.1%
=17	Rossendale	19.3%
=17	Wigan	19.3%
19	Warrington	19.0%
20	Halton	18.6%
21	Bury	18.3%
22	Hyndburn	18.2%
23	Pendle	18.0%
24	Burnley	17.9%
25	Trafford	17.6%
26	Tameside	17.5%
27	Bolton	17.1%
28	Knowsley	17.0%
29	Rochdale	16.5%
30	Oldham	16.0%
31	Liverpool	15.3%
32	Preston	14.7%
33	Blackburn with Darwen	14.5%
34	Salford	13.3%
35	Manchester	9.5%