About this data

Source: DWP, Economic labour market status of individuals aged 50 and over, trends over time: September 2026

• Estimated from changes in the share of people at each age who are in work, from the Labour Force Survey (April to June each year). Figures for 1950 to 1980 are for single decades, from an OECD study.
• The State Pension age for women rose from 60 to 65 between 2010 and 2018, and for everyone to 66 by 2020.

This chart appears in Pensions.