# United Kingdom LFS: Population: : People: Aged 55-64: Thousands ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population: : People: Aged 55-64: Thousands () was up 0.6% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 8,988.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2014.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.6% (Q2 2026) to 2.5% (Q2 2020), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.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-population-people-aged-55-64-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 8,988.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 8,974.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 8,959.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 8,945.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 8,930.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 8,913.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 8,896.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 8,879.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 8,859.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 8,832.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 8,805.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 8,779.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 8,750.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 8,719.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 8,688.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 8,657.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 8,623.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 8,586.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 8,548.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 8,510.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 8,470.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 8,424.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 8,379.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 8,333.0 thousands | 2.4 |

## API

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

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