EU Labour Force Survey 2005
In a nutshell
The EU Labour Force Survey 2005 gives results derived from 380.3 million people aged 15 and more living in private households in the 25 member states of the EU.
The employment rate of older people (55 to 64 years old) was 42.5% in 2005, up by 5.9 percentage points since 2000 (source: Eurostat).
UK population aged 55-64 was 6 973 000 in 2005, this consists of 3 425 000 men and 3 547 000 women. This is out of a total UK population of 58 421 000. (source: Eurostat).