# United Kingdom LFS: Economic Inactivity: : People: Aged 55-64: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economic Inactivity: : People: Aged 55-64: Thousands: NSA () was 2,733.0 thousands in Q2 2026, down 0.6% from Q1 2026 and down 2.4% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,556.0 thousands (Q3 2018) to 2,917.0 thousands (Q4 2023), averaging 2,722.9 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (102 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economic-inactivity-people-aged-55-64-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 2,733.0 thousands |
| Q1 2026 | 2,750.0 thousands |
| Q4 2025 | 2,773.0 thousands |
| Q3 2025 | 2,793.0 thousands |
| Q2 2025 | 2,799.0 thousands |
| Q1 2025 | 2,844.0 thousands |
| Q4 2024 | 2,818.0 thousands |
| Q3 2024 | 2,809.0 thousands |
| Q2 2024 | 2,879.0 thousands |
| Q1 2024 | 2,913.0 thousands |
| Q4 2023 | 2,917.0 thousands |
| Q3 2023 | 2,903.0 thousands |
| Q2 2023 | 2,880.0 thousands |
| Q1 2023 | 2,891.0 thousands |
| Q4 2022 | 2,890.0 thousands |
| Q3 2022 | 2,898.0 thousands |
| Q2 2022 | 2,906.0 thousands |
| Q1 2022 | 2,857.0 thousands |
| Q4 2021 | 2,846.0 thousands |
| Q3 2021 | 2,799.0 thousands |
| Q2 2021 | 2,739.0 thousands |
| Q1 2021 | 2,682.0 thousands |
| Q4 2020 | 2,665.0 thousands |
| Q3 2020 | 2,662.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```