The number of workers aged 55 or older in EU countries nearly doubled between 2010 and 2023, according to a new report. It rose from from 23.8 million in 2010 to almost 40 million in 2023. The research compares the ways in which older workers fare relative to other age groups in terms of participation rates, employment and unemployment, types
of contracts and transitions between their statuses in the labour market. It also looks at how ageing affects them in different sectors and countries. For example. the overall proportion of those aged 55-64 in the EU was roughly one in five (19.8)% in 2023. But it varied starkly between the 27 member states – from the lowest (Malta at 11.3%) to the highest (Germany at 23.7%). Gender gaps vary, too, with over 20% fewer older women than men working in some eastern and southern European countries – such as Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland and Romania – while in France it was only 3%. Meanwhile in Finland and the Baltic countries Estonia (flag pictured, left), Lithuania and Latvia, the proportion of older women at work was higher than that of men.
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