United Kingdom - Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in United Kingdom was 55.67 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 67.70 in 1989, while its lowest value was 55.60 in 2018.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1961 67.14
1966 64.04
1971 58.06
1981 56.39
1983 58.55
1984 60.13
1985 63.72
1986 64.14
1987 65.53
1988 65.41
1989 67.70
1990 66.69
1991 65.42
1992 62.95
1993 61.41
1994 60.03
1995 59.22
1996 60.22
1997 60.14
1998 59.74
1999 59.16
2000 59.79
2001 58.13
2002 59.19
2003 58.26
2004 59.11
2005 59.22
2006 59.71
2007 58.61
2008 58.17
2009 57.12
2010 55.93
2011 55.66
2012 56.30
2013 56.38
2014 56.08
2015 57.03
2016 57.45
2017 56.78
2018 55.60
2019 55.67

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 54.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 66.69 in 1990, while its lowest value was 54.35 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 66.69
1991 65.42
1992 62.95
1993 61.44
1994 60.08
1995 59.28
1996 60.28
1997 60.16
1998 59.75
1999 59.11
2000 59.74
2001 58.07
2002 59.15
2003 58.22
2004 59.05
2005 59.15
2006 59.65
2007 58.55
2008 58.11
2009 57.09
2010 55.90
2011 55.64
2012 56.29
2013 56.37
2014 56.07
2015 57.03
2016 57.46
2017 56.79
2018 55.62
2019 55.70
2020 54.35

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in United Kingdom was 57.56 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 83.58 in 1961, while its lowest value was 57.56 in 2019.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1961 83.58
1966 80.25
1971 75.93
1981 69.04
1983 69.89
1984 72.09
1985 75.28
1986 75.20
1987 75.83
1988 76.65
1989 77.44
1990 76.70
1991 74.65
1992 72.67
1993 70.41
1994 69.00
1995 67.88
1996 68.33
1997 68.31
1998 67.79
1999 66.84
2000 67.00
2001 65.65
2002 65.53
2003 64.04
2004 63.97
2005 65.18
2006 64.88
2007 64.16
2008 64.31
2009 61.30
2010 60.94
2011 60.73
2012 60.92
2013 60.21
2014 59.50
2015 59.97
2016 59.18
2017 58.15
2018 58.52
2019 57.56

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 54.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 76.71 in 1990, while its lowest value was 54.95 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 76.71
1991 74.67
1992 72.70
1993 70.46
1994 69.08
1995 67.94
1996 68.42
1997 68.37
1998 67.87
1999 66.82
2000 66.99
2001 65.63
2002 65.53
2003 64.06
2004 63.98
2005 65.15
2006 64.87
2007 64.15
2008 64.30
2009 61.34
2010 60.96
2011 60.75
2012 60.94
2013 60.24
2014 59.51
2015 59.99
2016 59.22
2017 58.19
2018 58.56
2019 57.60
2020 54.95

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in United Kingdom was 56.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 75.39 in 1961, while its lowest value was 56.64 in 2019.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1961 75.39
1966 72.21
1971 67.12
1981 62.83
1983 64.31
1984 66.21
1985 69.59
1986 69.77
1987 70.76
1988 71.12
1989 72.65
1990 71.79
1991 70.12
1992 67.90
1993 66.01
1994 64.63
1995 63.65
1996 64.39
1997 64.31
1998 63.85
1999 63.01
2000 63.41
2001 61.89
2002 62.39
2003 61.18
2004 61.56
2005 62.22
2006 62.31
2007 61.39
2008 61.24
2009 59.22
2010 58.44
2011 58.21
2012 58.64
2013 58.32
2014 57.81
2015 58.52
2016 58.34
2017 57.48
2018 57.09
2019 56.64

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 54.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 71.77 in 1990, while its lowest value was 54.65 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 71.77
1991 70.11
1992 67.89
1993 66.00
1994 64.63
1995 63.66
1996 64.39
1997 64.30
1998 63.84
1999 63.00
2000 63.40
2001 61.89
2002 62.38
2003 61.19
2004 61.56
2005 62.22
2006 62.31
2007 61.40
2008 61.25
2009 59.24
2010 58.46
2011 58.23
2012 58.65
2013 58.33
2014 57.82
2015 58.54
2016 58.36
2017 57.50
2018 57.12
2019 56.67
2020 54.65

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 73.62 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 73.62 in 2019, while its lowest value was 65.87 in 1992.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 66.10
1991 65.97
1992 65.87
1993 65.96
1994 65.99
1995 65.93
1996 66.41
1997 66.85
1998 66.81
1999 67.36
2000 67.74
2001 67.55
2002 68.04
2003 67.92
2004 68.30
2005 68.68
2006 69.11
2007 68.86
2008 69.20
2009 69.31
2010 69.21
2011 69.46
2012 70.02
2013 70.67
2014 71.16
2015 71.56
2016 72.05
2017 72.67
2018 73.08
2019 73.62

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 82.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 86.71 in 1990, while its lowest value was 81.28 in 2011.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 86.71
1991 86.11
1992 85.04
1993 84.01
1994 83.57
1995 83.12
1996 82.93
1997 82.86
1998 82.54
1999 82.62
2000 82.69
2001 81.98
2002 81.78
2003 81.93
2004 81.55
2005 81.81
2006 82.08
2007 82.00
2008 82.22
2009 81.73
2010 81.34
2011 81.28
2012 81.76
2013 81.87
2014 81.98
2015 82.04
2016 82.28
2017 82.17
2018 82.40
2019 82.42

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 78.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 78.01 in 2019, while its lowest value was 74.49 in 1995.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 76.39
1991 76.03
1992 75.44
1993 74.96
1994 74.75
1995 74.49
1996 74.63
1997 74.81
1998 74.63
1999 74.94
2000 75.17
2001 74.72
2002 74.87
2003 74.89
2004 74.89
2005 75.22
2006 75.57
2007 75.40
2008 75.68
2009 75.49
2010 75.25
2011 75.35
2012 75.87
2013 76.25
2014 76.55
2015 76.79
2016 77.16
2017 77.41
2018 77.73
2019 78.01

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) in United Kingdom was 58.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 58.46 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.38 in 1978.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1961 37.57
1966 41.94
1971 42.57
1978 35.38
1979 35.92
1980 35.92
1981 44.54
1983 45.65
1984 47.15
1985 48.70
1986 49.16
1987 49.97
1988 50.63
1989 52.10
1990 52.45
1991 52.27
1992 52.39
1993 52.47
1994 52.50
1995 52.47
1996 52.89
1997 53.30
1998 53.33
1999 53.79
2000 54.19
2001 54.08
2002 54.64
2003 54.55
2004 54.93
2005 55.40
2006 55.90
2007 55.69
2008 55.97
2009 56.15
2010 56.07
2011 56.20
2012 56.41
2013 56.76
2014 57.03
2015 57.20
2016 57.49
2017 57.79
2018 58.03
2019 58.46

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 58.04 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 58.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 52.32 in 1991.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 52.50
1991 52.32
1992 52.47
1993 52.54
1994 52.59
1995 52.56
1996 53.00
1997 53.40
1998 53.43
1999 53.79
2000 54.19
2001 54.09
2002 54.65
2003 54.56
2004 54.93
2005 55.39
2006 55.89
2007 55.67
2008 55.96
2009 56.14
2010 56.06
2011 56.20
2012 56.40
2013 56.75
2014 57.02
2015 57.20
2016 57.50
2017 57.79
2018 58.03
2019 58.46
2020 58.60
2021 58.04

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) in United Kingdom was 85.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 85.76 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.24 in 1961.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Labor data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1961 43.24
1966 50.03
1971 52.35
1978 59.53
1979 60.95
1980 61.14
1981 58.61
1983 62.24
1984 64.18
1985 65.47
1986 66.53
1987 67.66
1988 68.29
1989 69.93
1990 70.53
1991 70.84
1992 71.73
1993 72.97
1994 73.38
1995 73.67
1996 74.53
1997 75.20
1998 75.51
1999 76.66
2000 77.17
2001 77.73
2002 78.69
2003 78.28
2004 79.26
2005 79.60
2006 79.96
2007 79.80
2008 79.99
2009 80.97
2010 81.26
2011 81.70
2012 81.91
2013 82.54
2014 83.11
2015 83.43
2016 83.78
2017 84.67
2018 84.90
2019 85.76

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 86.52 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 87.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 70.53 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 70.53
1991 70.84
1992 71.73
1993 72.97
1994 73.38
1995 73.67
1996 74.54
1997 75.20
1998 75.51
1999 76.66
2000 77.17
2001 77.74
2002 78.69
2003 78.27
2004 79.26
2005 79.60
2006 79.96
2007 79.80
2008 79.99
2009 80.97
2010 81.26
2011 81.70
2012 81.91
2013 82.54
2014 83.11
2015 83.43
2016 83.78
2017 84.67
2018 84.90
2019 85.76
2020 87.26
2021 86.52

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) in United Kingdom was 68.17 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 86.89 in 1961, while its lowest value was 58.75 in 1980.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1961 86.89
1966 83.83
1971 81.32
1978 59.43
1979 58.93
1980 58.75
1981 76.00
1983 73.34
1984 73.46
1985 74.38
1986 73.89
1987 73.85
1988 74.14
1989 74.50
1990 74.37
1991 73.79
1992 73.04
1993 71.91
1994 71.55
1995 71.22
1996 70.96
1997 70.88
1998 70.63
1999 70.17
2000 70.22
2001 69.57
2002 69.44
2003 69.69
2004 69.30
2005 69.60
2006 69.91
2007 69.79
2008 69.97
2009 69.35
2010 69.00
2011 68.79
2012 68.87
2013 68.77
2014 68.62
2015 68.56
2016 68.62
2017 68.25
2018 68.35
2019 68.17

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 67.09 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 74.44 in 1990, while its lowest value was 67.09 in 2021.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 74.44
1991 73.86
1992 73.15
1993 72.01
1994 71.67
1995 71.35
1996 71.10
1997 71.01
1998 70.76
1999 70.17
2000 70.22
2001 69.58
2002 69.45
2003 69.71
2004 69.30
2005 69.59
2006 69.90
2007 69.77
2008 69.95
2009 69.34
2010 68.98
2011 68.78
2012 68.86
2013 68.76
2014 68.61
2015 68.56
2016 68.63
2017 68.25
2018 68.35
2019 68.17
2020 67.16
2021 67.09

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) in United Kingdom was 63.22 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 63.22 in 2019, while its lowest value was 47.05 in 1980.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1961 60.97
1966 61.85
1971 61.04
1978 47.10
1979 47.13
1980 47.05
1981 59.63
1983 58.94
1984 59.79
1985 61.05
1986 61.07
1987 61.46
1988 61.95
1989 62.89
1990 63.03
1991 62.66
1992 62.40
1993 61.89
1994 61.75
1995 61.58
1996 61.69
1997 61.86
1998 61.76
1999 61.67
2000 61.91
2001 61.55
2002 61.79
2003 61.88
2004 61.88
2005 62.27
2006 62.69
2007 62.52
2008 62.76
2009 62.56
2010 62.35
2011 62.33
2012 62.48
2013 62.61
2014 62.68
2015 62.75
2016 62.94
2017 62.91
2018 63.08
2019 63.22

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 62.48 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 63.22 in 2019, while its lowest value was 61.55 in 2001.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 63.03
1991 62.66
1992 62.40
1993 61.89
1994 61.75
1995 61.58
1996 61.69
1997 61.86
1998 61.76
1999 61.67
2000 61.91
2001 61.55
2002 61.79
2003 61.88
2004 61.88
2005 62.27
2006 62.69
2007 62.52
2008 62.76
2009 62.56
2010 62.35
2011 62.33
2012 62.48
2013 62.61
2014 62.68
2015 62.75
2016 62.94
2017 62.91
2018 63.08
2019 63.22
2020 62.80
2021 62.48

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure