The article presents the statistics and the results of the sociological study conducted in Saratov, reveals the main trends and problems of working pensioners and shows their dynamics in Russia and Saratov region. It is shown that Saratov region can be attributed to the zone of demographic disaster, since the share of older people in the region reaches 28.2%, including working pensioners – 14% (every third pensionerMuscovite, every fourth pensioner-Russian). The annual indexation of pensions does not fully compensate the growth of prices. As a result, the pensioners make up almost a third of the poor population and are forced to earn extra money or continue to work. However, 49% of working pensioners cannot imagine themselves without work, which serves as a source of self-realization of their existing potential and brings satisfaction. The features of their lifestyle in the context of the prosperous old age model and effective problems of maintaining vitality are presented.