Pensioners in work doubled since 1993
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Over the period, the number remained relatively flat until the year 2000, before rising more steeply to a peak of 1.45 million in 2010, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.
An older worker is defined as someone working beyond state pension age (SPA) – the earliest age you can get your state pension.
The increase in older workers is being attributed to an ageing population and post-World War II baby-boomer generation, which is now reaching SPA.
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