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Retirement plans among working population in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2019
United Kingdom: Which of the following best describes your retirement planning strategy?
by James Cherowbrier,
last edited
Sep 10, 2019
This statistic illustrates the retirement planning strategy of the working population in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019. It can be seen that 46 percent of the sample reported that they have a retirement plan but it is not written down in 2014, decreasing to a share of 44 percent a year later. The share of people stating that they have a written retirement plan fluctuated during the period under observation, reaching a high of 14 percent of respondents as of 2019.
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by James Cherowbrier,
last edited
Sep 10, 2019
This statistic illustrates the retirement planning strategy of the working population in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019. It can be seen that 46 percent of the sample reported that they have a retirement plan but it is not written down in 2014, decreasing to a share of 44 percent a year later. The share of people stating that they have a written retirement plan fluctuated during the period under observation, reaching a high of 14 percent of respondents as of 2019.
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- May 2019
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2019
- Number of respondents
- 16,000*
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- employees and fully retired.
- Method of interview
- Online panel
- Supplementary notes
- *The findings in this report are based on 14,400 workers and 1,600 retired people surveyed across 15 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US. The survey was conducted online between January 22 and February 14, 2019. More about the full survey methodology can be found here.
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2019
- Number of respondents
- 16,000*
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- employees and fully retired.
- Method of interview
- Online panel
- Supplementary notes
- *The findings in this report are based on 14,400 workers and 1,600 retired people surveyed across 15 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US. The survey was conducted online between January 22 and February 14, 2019. More about the full survey methodology can be found here.
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- Personal savings: general information
The most important statistics
- Net household savings as share of net disposable income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017British household savings as share of disposable income 2000-2017
- Total monthly saving or investments of families in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 4th quarters of 2010 to 2015 (in GBP) Monthly savings or investments for families in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2015
- Average monthly savings per head in Great Britain 2005 to 2015*, by gender Amount saved monthly by adults in Great Britain 2005-2015, by gender
- Average quarterly savings per head in Great Britain from 2010 to 2016 (in GBP)Average quarterly savings per capita Great Britain 2010-2016
- Retirement readiness index levels distributed among the United Kingdom (UK) adult population as of 2019Readiness for retirement index for the United Kingdom in 2019
- All families with savings in the United Kingdom (UK) in July 2014, by amount savedFamilies with savings in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by savings
- Share of savings among adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014Savings amount among adults in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Average monthly savings as percentage of average income in Great Britain in summer and autumn 2014, by age groupSavings as a share of average income in Great Britain 2014, by age group
- Financial saving products ownership
The most important statistics
- Share of families with individual savings accounts (ISA) in the United Kingdom (UK) from summer 2012 to summer 2015Share of families with individual savings accounts in the UK in 2012-2015
- Share of adults with own cash ISA in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial statusAdults with cash ISA United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults with own national savings and investments savings account in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial statusAdults with NS&I savings account United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults with savings bond from a bank or building society in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial statusAdults with saving bonds in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults holding national savings bonds or certificates in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial statusOwnership of national savings bonds in United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by financial status
- Share of adults holding an endowment policy, life assurance or a savings plan in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial statusLife assurance or endowment policy ownership in the UK 2015, by financial status
- Share of adults holding individual savings accounts (ISAs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial statusIndividual savings accounts (ISAs) ownership in the UK 2015, by financial status
- Share of adults who had an active role in taking out a savings account with a bank/ building society in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial statusBritish adults with active role taking out savings account 2015, by financial status
- Saving habits, behavior and expectations
The most important statistics
- Expectations of change in personal savings amount in six months in the United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2015Expectations of personal savings habits change in six month's time in the UK in 2015
- Adults opinions on not having enough money to save or invest in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial statusAvailability of money to save or invest for British adults 2015, by financial status
- Share of adults who prefer "no risk at all" for savings and investments in the United Kingdom as of 2015, by family financial statusAdults who prefer no risk investments United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by financial status
- Share of adults who find "low risk" acceptable for savings and investments in the United Kingdom as of 2015, by family financial statusAdults who find low risk investments acceptable United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by status
- Share of adults who find "high risk" acceptable for savings and investments in the United Kingdom as of 2015, by family financial statusAdults who find high risk investments acceptable United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by status
- Amount of money non-owners are able to save weekly towards a mortgage deposit in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region (in GBP)Weekly savings of non-homeowners towards a mortgage deposit in the UK 2015, by region
- Likelihood of consumers sharing savings bank account balance information in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015*Likelihood of sharing savings bank account balance in the United Kingdom in 2015
- How the Millennial generation view their personal willingness to spend or save money in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016Millennials willingness to spend or save money in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
- Personal savings for retirement
The most important statistics
- Share of population with adequate retirement savings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2018Adequate retirement savings in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2018
- Share of men and women with adequate retirement savings in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 and 2015Adequate retirement savings in the UK in 2014 and 2015, by gender
- Personal retirement saving rate among the population in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016Retirement saving rate in the United Kingdom in 2005-2016
- Share of people feeling optimistic about their long-term finances in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2015, by size of business Optimism regarding pension savings among the United Kingdom population 2012-2015
- Which of the following best explains your approach to saving for retirement?Saving for retirement according to British adults as of 2019
- United Kingdom: What is your “backup plan” for an income in case you are unable to continue working?Unforeseen early retirement backup plan of respondents in the UK 2017
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- United Kingdom (UK): which, if any, of the following have prompted you to start saving for retirement?Factors prompting saving for retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
- Children saving habits
The most important statistics
- Pocket money savings among children in the United Kingdom as of May 2016Pocket money: saving habits among children in the United Kingdom as of 2016
- Parental predictions on their children's future saving behavior in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's genderBritish parents: child's future saving behavior as of 2016, by child's gender
- Parental predictions on their children's future saving or spending behavior in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's ageBritish parents: child's future saving or spending behavior as of 2016, by age
- Parental predictions on their children's future saving or spending behavior in Great Britain as of January 2016British parents: child's future saving or spending behavior as of 2016
- Children saving for things they want as reported by parents in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's genderChildren's savings behavior in Great Britain as of 2016, by child's gender
- Children's savings for things they want as reported by parents in Great Britain as of January 2016Children's saving behavior for wanted objects in Great Britain as of 2016
- Children's saving behavior as reported by parents in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's ageChildren's saving behavior in Great Britain as of 2016, by child's age
- Distribution of parental encouragement to children to save their pocket money in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015Parental encouragement for pocket money savings in the UK 2015
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Statistics
- Change in employer support for retirement planning in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Reasons for delaying retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Obstacles for retirement saving among working population in the United Kingdom 2014
- Encouragements towards retirement saving, according to UK working population 2014
- Preferred way to receive retirement savings according to UK employees 2014
- Transition to retirement according to working population in the United Kingdom 2014
- Employer services offered to help workers phase into retirement in the UK 2014
- Pre-retirement 'back up' plans of working population in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
- Retirement income levels compared to expectations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013
- Retirement services offered by employers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Financial risk-taking among various age groups in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Future long term savings expectations of adults in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2014
- Average savings amounts in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2014
- Amount saved annually versus earlier savings plan in the United Kingdom 2011-2013
- Adults without savings in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by age group
- Expectations next year Japan 2017
- Share of attitudes about the effect of future technology on trust levels UK 2016
- Consumers thoughts on access to healthy food in the future South Korea 2018
- Opinions on discrimination of women in science and technology in 20 years Japan 2019
- France: Opinion on state of SMEs in 6 months 2016-2018
Studies
- The Aegon Retirement Readiness Survey 2019
- The 2019 Retirement Confidence Survey
- The Aegon Retirement Readiness Survey 2018
- Savings in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Retirement assets worldwide
- 2017 World Savings Day
- The 2018 Retirement Confidence Survey
- Global Investor Study 2018
- Global Investor Study 2017
- The Aegon Retirement Readiness Survey 2016
- The Four Keys to Longevity (U.S. edition)
- The Aegon Retirement Readiness Survey 2017
- The 2017 Retirement Confidence Survey
- Report on financial investments of Italian households - Survey 2018
- Report on financial investments of Italian households - Survey 2017
Statistics on "Savings in the United Kingdom (UK)"
- Net household savings as share of net disposable income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017
- Total monthly saving or investments of families in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 4th quarters of 2010 to 2015 (in GBP)
- Average monthly savings per head in Great Britain 2005 to 2015*, by gender
- Average quarterly savings per head in Great Britain from 2010 to 2016 (in GBP)
- Retirement readiness index levels distributed among the United Kingdom (UK) adult population as of 2019
- All families with savings in the United Kingdom (UK) in July 2014, by amount saved
- Share of savings among adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014
- Average monthly savings as percentage of average income in Great Britain in summer and autumn 2014, by age group
- Share of families with individual savings accounts (ISA) in the United Kingdom (UK) from summer 2012 to summer 2015
- Share of adults with own cash ISA in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults with own national savings and investments savings account in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults with savings bond from a bank or building society in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults holding national savings bonds or certificates in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults holding an endowment policy, life assurance or a savings plan in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults holding individual savings accounts (ISAs) in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults who had an active role in taking out a savings account with a bank/ building society in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults without current bank accounts using a saving account for daily money management in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of consumers that took professional advice before deciding about savings in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Consumers that compared products when deciding about their savings in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Number of complaints regarding saving accounts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009/2010 to 2018/2019
- Expectations of change in personal savings amount in six months in the United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2015
- Adults opinions on not having enough money to save or invest in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults who prefer "no risk at all" for savings and investments in the United Kingdom as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults who find "low risk" acceptable for savings and investments in the United Kingdom as of 2015, by family financial status
- Share of adults who find "high risk" acceptable for savings and investments in the United Kingdom as of 2015, by family financial status
- Amount of money non-owners are able to save weekly towards a mortgage deposit in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region (in GBP)
- Likelihood of consumers sharing savings bank account balance information in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015*
- How the Millennial generation view their personal willingness to spend or save money in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016
- Average total savings and debts of Millennials in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016 (in GBP)
- Share of population with adequate retirement savings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2018
- Share of men and women with adequate retirement savings in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 and 2015
- Personal retirement saving rate among the population in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016
- Share of people feeling optimistic about their long-term finances in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2015, by size of business
- Which of the following best explains your approach to saving for retirement?
- United Kingdom: What is your “backup plan” for an income in case you are unable to continue working?
- United Kingdom: Which of the following best describes your retirement planning strategy?
- United Kingdom (UK): which, if any, of the following have prompted you to start saving for retirement?
- Expectations regarding the ability to achieve the necessary level of retirement income in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019
- United Kingdom (UK): which of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?
- How comfortable would you feel in retirement if you made only the minimum contribution of 8 percent into the pension scheme?
- Share of females saving for retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by contribution level
- Distribution of monthly retirement savings value of women in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by work contract (in GBP)
- Services expected from employers alongside the workplace pension scheme in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by size of business
- Importance of employer contributions when saving into a workplace pension scheme in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015, by size of business
- Pocket money savings among children in the United Kingdom as of May 2016
- Parental predictions on their children's future saving behavior in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's gender
- Parental predictions on their children's future saving or spending behavior in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's age
- Parental predictions on their children's future saving or spending behavior in Great Britain as of January 2016
- Children saving for things they want as reported by parents in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's gender
- Children's savings for things they want as reported by parents in Great Britain as of January 2016
- Children's saving behavior as reported by parents in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's age
- Distribution of parental encouragement to children to save their pocket money in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
- Overall, compared with three years ago, does your employer do more, less or about the same to help its employees plan for their retirement?
- Which, if any, of the following were important reasons in your delaying retirement from all paid employment?
- Thinking of your own current circumstances, would you say that a lack of money to invest is an obstacle to you saving for retirement?
- Which, if any, of the following would encourage you to save for retirement?
- How would you prefer to receive your retirement savings when you retire from all paid employment?
- Looking ahead, how do you envisage your transition to retirement?
- Which, if any, of the following services does your employer offer to help employees phase into retirement?
- In the event that you are unable to continue working before you reach your planned retirement age, do you have a 'backup plan' to provide you with an income?
- To what extent is your retirement income in line with your expectations before you retired from full time employment?
- Thinking of your current employer which, if any, of the following services does your employer offer?
- Appetite for financial risk among adult population in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group
- Are you likely to save more for the long term in the next 12 months?
- Average amount of savings (amongst those with savings under 50,000 GBP) in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2012 and 2014
- Average amount of money saved annually compared to intended savings in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2013 (in GBP)
- Share of people with no savings in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group
- Personal outlook for the year 2018 among Japanese as of the end of 2017
- Share of attitudes towards the effects of future technology on levels of trust between different people and parts of society in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016*
- Opinion on whether consumer's access to healthy food will get better or worse in the future in South Korea as of September 2018
- Share of individual who are confident that discrimination of women in science and technology will have ended in the next 20 years in Japan as of January 2019
- Monthly opinion on the state of SMEs in France over the following six months from February 2016 to January 2018*
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