# United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Retired: : Male: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Retired: : Male: 000s: SA () was 501.0 thousands in July 2026, up 2.7% from June 2026 and up 7.1% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 440.0 thousands (Jul 2016) to 555.0 thousands (Jan 2022), averaging 490.1 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEDR.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-econ-inactive-retired-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 501.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 488.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 503.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 489.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 483.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 484.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 485.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 466.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 467.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 476.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 488.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 479.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 468.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 473.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 468.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 471.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 461.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 471.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 467.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 475.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 471.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 480.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 491.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 493.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEDR.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

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