# United Kingdom Economically active level 65 + People: 000s ()

United Kingdom Economically active level 65 + People: 000s () was 1,791.0 thousands in July 2026, down 0.8% from June 2026 and up 2.1% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,165.0 thousands (May 2017) to 1,817.0 thousands (Feb 2026), averaging 1,406.0 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.M.NSA.AGE-65P.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/economically-active-level-65-people-000s

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,791.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,805.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,804.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,817.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,808.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,817.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,771.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,751.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,772.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,783.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,791.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,716.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,754.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,745.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,692.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,660.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,635.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,638.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,647.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,618.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,615.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,597.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 1,582.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 1,583.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.M.NSA.AGE-65P.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.M.NSA.AGE-65P.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```