Britain will have nearly 90 000 people over the age of 100 by 2034, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Since 1981 the number of centenarians in the UK has more than quadrupled from 2 600 to 11 600 and the ONS has calculated that the number of centenarians in the UK will reach 87 900 by mid-2034 if current demographic trends continue.
Which means Queenie is going to be suffering from a serious case of writer's cramp.
The ONS study also showed that the life expectancy of someone born between 2007-09 for both men and women hit record levels. It was 77.7 years for a man and 81.9 for a woman, up from 77.4 for a man and 81.6 for a woman in the previous year. Although women continue to live longer than men, since 1980-82 the gap has narrowed from 6.0 to 4.2 years.
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