The pie charts given illustrate the age composition of UK tourists to Spain in two separate years: 1983 and 2003.
Overall, it is clear that there was an upward trend in most age cohorts over the years, except for those aged 35-54 and 25-34, which witnessed a reverse pattern. Notably, visitors from 35 to 54 years old remained the highest figure in both years.
In 1983, UK travellers aged 55 and over in Spain accounted for 16%, which was slightly higher than the 10% represented by children and teenagers aged 15 years old and under. Subsequently, the former rose sharply to 26% over two decades, while the latteronly climbed minimally to 12%, widening the gap between two groups. Moreover, young adults belonging to the 16 to 24 age bracket, from the smallest group making only 4% in 1983, rose significantly to 15% in 2003, marking the largest growth.
Turning to the remaining age cohorts, which documented decrease. Precisely half of UK tourists in Spain in 1983 belonged to the 35 to 54 bracket, which was just over one-third of people visiting Spain in 2003. Finally, the proportion of travellers aged 25 to 34 nearly halved from 20% over the surveyed period.