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

United Kingdom Economically inactive level 65 + People: 000s () was 11,456 thousands in July 2026, up 0.3% from June 2026 and up 2.0% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in April 1992.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10,133 thousands (Jul 2016) to 11,456 thousands (Jul 2026), averaging 10,797 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.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-inactive-level-65-people-000s

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 11,456 thousands |
| June 2026 | 11,420 thousands |
| May 2026 | 11,399 thousands |
| April 2026 | 11,365 thousands |
| March 2026 | 11,352 thousands |
| February 2026 | 11,321 thousands |
| January 2026 | 11,346 thousands |
| December 2025 | 11,345 thousands |
| November 2025 | 11,302 thousands |
| October 2025 | 11,269 thousands |
| September 2025 | 11,241 thousands |
| August 2025 | 11,293 thousands |
| July 2025 | 11,234 thousands |
| June 2025 | 11,222 thousands |
| May 2025 | 11,255 thousands |
| April 2025 | 11,267 thousands |
| March 2025 | 11,272 thousands |
| February 2025 | 11,250 thousands |
| January 2025 | 11,221 thousands |
| December 2024 | 11,231 thousands |
| November 2024 | 11,213 thousands |
| October 2024 | 11,212 thousands |
| September 2024 | 11,207 thousands |
| August 2024 | 11,186 thousands |

## API

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

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