The study shows that cities in the UK have very low proportion of elderly residents compared with other european urban areas. Retirees are moving to the suburbs, as in the cities they lack the most basic facilities such as park benches and public lavatories, writes ee24.com citing telegraph.co.uk.
On average, in the cities of Europe there are 26.6 people over 65 for every 100 workable inhabitants. The highest proportion of elderly is in city of Frejus on the Cote d'Azur in France, where there are 57.2 pensioners for every 100 people of working age.
In Britain, the figures range from fairly high in popular coastal cities to very low in industrial capitals with a predominantly young population, namely from Norfolk (44 for 100) to Manchester (14.6 for 100).