From the financial year 2022 to 2023, the share of individuals with a disability in the United Kingdom increased progressively with age. For individuals aged 80 years and older, 61 percent of women and 53 percent of men had a disability. This statistic displays the share of individuals living with a disability in the United Kingdom in 2022/23*, by gender and age.
Share of disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by age and gender
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Share of disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by age and gender
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* Data are presented as an average over three years as there are small sample sizes for some age groups; thus figures represent the average of 2020 to 2021, 2021 to 2022 and 2022 to 2023
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Office for National Statistics (UK), & Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (March 26, 2024). Share of disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/449258/disability-prevalence-age-gender-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), und Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Share of disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by age and gender." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449258/disability-prevalence-age-gender-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (2024). Share of disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449258/disability-prevalence-age-gender-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), and Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Share of Disability in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022/23, by Age and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449258/disability-prevalence-age-gender-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK) & Department of Education (Northern Ireland), Share of disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by age and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449258/disability-prevalence-age-gender-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
Share of disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by age and gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), & Department of Education (Northern Ireland), March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/449258/disability-prevalence-age-gender-united-kingdom-uk/
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