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The distribution of females across the various age ranges shows the highest number of females remains in the
24 to29agebracket. Fromtheageof 30, there is adecline in thenumber of females travellingoffshore.
Therehas beenadecrease from2012 in the35 to39 agebracket by fiveper cent anda fall of 40per cent in the
65+agebracket.Whilethe latterpercentageseemsexceptionallyhigh, it is important tonotethat therewereonly
five females over 65 yearsworking offshore in 2012 and this has dropped to three in 2013. The highest increase
occurred inthe60to64agebracketwitha60per cent rise. Again, theactual numbersare low; anadditional nine
femalesbrings the total in2013 to24up from15.
Figure26: FemaleOffshorePopulationVersusMalePopulation, 2013
Under 18 18 - 23 24 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65+
Female 0
154
622
440
295
271
197
164
67
24
3
Male
20
3,708 10,000 8,956 7,403 7,981 7,392 6,388 4,685 2,514 608
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Number of Personnel
Age
Female
Male
Source: VantagePOB
Source: VantagePOB
