"Figure 5: Number of pensions in payment for occupational pension schemes by sector","" "UK, 1953 to 2017","" "","" "Notes","1. This is not a continuous time series. 2. Due to changes in the definition of the private and public sectors, estimates for 2000 and onwards differ from earlier years. 3. The 2005 survey did not cover the public sector and is therefore not included. 4. Changes to methodology for 2006 onwards mean that comparisons with earlier years should be treated with caution. 5. Changes to the part of the questionnaire used to estimate pensions in payment in 2008 mean that comparisons with 2007 and earlier should be treated with caution. " "Unit","Millions" "","" "","Private sector","Public sector" "1953","0.2","0.7" "1956","0.3","0.8" "1963","0.7","1.1" "1967","1.0","1.3" "1971","1.3","1.6" "1975","1.3","2.1" "1979","1.4","2.3" "1983","2.1","2.9" "1987","2.9","3.1" "1991","3.8","3.2" "1995","5.0","3.5" "2000","5.2","3.0" "2004","5.6","3.4" "2006","4.6","3.5" "2007","4.8","3.7" "2008","5.0","3.9" "2009","5.1","3.9" "2010","5.0","4.0" "2011","5.0","4.2" "2012","5.2","4.4" "2013","5.2","4.4" "2014","5.0","4.6" "2015","5.9","4.7" "2016","5.6","4.8" "2017","5.2","5.0"