
Data from the labour force survey, collected from old-age pensioners in the EU in 2023, show that 56.4% of self-employed worked after having received their first old-age pension.
Among the EU countries, the percentage of self-employed old-age pensioners who continued to work or re-entered the labour market was highest in Sweden (98.4%), Finland (88.0%) and Ireland (87.7%). On the other hand, it was the lowest in Spain (18.2%) and Greece (20.3%), followed by Slovenia (40.4%).
Source:
Eurostat, 6 Ιουνίου 2025