Workplace pension participation and saving trends statistics
These annual statistics include detailed breakdowns of the number of savers, and the amount of savings.
There is contact information and more about Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.
Information about the latest release of statistics
The latest release (published on 31 July 2026) is the thirteenth edition in the series, extends the data series to 2025 and provides new additions to the statistical series.
The latest release offers greater information on the workplace pension participation of all employees, not just those eligible for Automatic Enrolment (AE), as well as more detailed information including on age, gender and earnings.
The release shows that after years of growth in participation during the roll-out of automatic enrolment, participation rates have stabilised in recent years. Trends in stopping saving levels and contributions have also remained relatively stable. While trends in stopping saving levels and contribution opt-outs have both risen in the latest year they remain low as a proportion of the AE-eligible population.
The 2026 release includes new RTI tables showing Automatic Enrolment opt-out and stopped saving rates by age, gender and earnings. These additional breakdowns provide greater insight into how Automatic Enrolment participation varies across different groups.
The 2026 release expands the analysis of pension decumulation products by providing breakdowns by age and gender. The additional breakdowns provides users with a more detailed understanding of how different groups access DB and DC-type pension savings in later life.
Latest release
Ad hoc statistics
Evaluation reports
Previous releases
Automatic enrolment in workplace pensions: estimates of future impacts
These estimates model the future impacts of automatic enrolment on pension participation and saving, and the characteristics of individuals affected by automatic enrolment.
Revised methodology
Updates to this page
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Workplace pension participation and savings trends: 2009 to 2025 added to collection, and information regarding upcoming developments for 2026 removed.
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Additional section 'Upcoming developments for 2026' added to main landing page.
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Added a link to the latest release of workplace pensions participation and savings trends, data for 2009 to 2024.
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Added the latest release of Analysis of Automatic Enrolment saving levels
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Added a link to the latest release of workplace pensions participation and savings trends, data for 2009 to 2023.
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Added a link to the latest release of workplace pensions participation and savings trends, data for 2009 to 2022.
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Added Ten years of Automatic Enrolment in Workplace Pensions ad hoc statistics and Workplace Pensions and Automatic Enrolment: employers’ perspectives 2022 research report 1018.
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Added a link to the latest release of workplace pensions participation and savings trends, data for 2009 to 2021.
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Added a link to the latest release of workplace pensions participation and savings trends, data for 2009 to 2020.
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Added a link to the latest release of workplace pensions participation and savings trends, data for 2009 to 2019.
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Added 'Automatic enrolment evaluation report 2019'.
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Added Workplace pension participation and saving trends: 2008 to 2018 statistics, and a link to a statistical notice about improvements to the methodology used in this release of statistics.
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Added 'Automatic enrolment evaluation report 2018'.
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Added 'Workplace pension participation and saving trends: 2007 to 2017'.
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Added 'Automatic enrolment evaluation strategy 2017' and 'Automatic enrolment review 2017: analytical report'.
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Added 'Workplace pension participation and saving trends: 2006 to 2016'.
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Added 'Automatic enrolment evaluation report 2016' to the list of evaluation reports.
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Added Workplace pension participation and saving trends data from 2005 to 2015.
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Published 'Workplace pensions: update of analysis on automatic enrolment'.
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Published Workplace pension participation and saving trends data from 2004 to 2014.
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First published.