The pie charts illustrate the percentage of people from different age groups who travelled to Spain from the Uk between 1983 and 2003.
Overall, there were increases in the percentage of the 55 over, 0-15, 16-24 age groups, except for people aged 35-54 and 25-34. Notably, the 35-54 age group were by far the most popular travelling to Spain.
Regarding visitors aged 35 over, British aged 35-54 years were the top group in 1983, at 50%, which was higher than the 55+ age group, at 16%. In 2003, a contrast trend was seen in the figures for people aged 35-54 and 55+. To be more precise, while the rate of travellers aged 35-54 visiting Spain decreased sharply to 35%, the figure for 55+ years increased to 26%. Additionally, the pecking order of the 35-54 age group remained unchanged during the period.
In terms of the under 34 age groups, visitors aged 25-34 years were the leading group, at 20% in 1983, followed by the 0-15 age group and 16-24 age group, at 10% and 4%, respectively. Over the following 20 years, the percentage of people aged 16-24, 0-15 witnessed a rise, with visitors aged 16-24 soaring more than triple to 15% and people aged 0-15 increased slightly to 12%. By contrast, the figure for the 25-34 group decreased significantly to 12%, being surpassed by people aged 16-24 and 55+.