Children per private household by labour status within households in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Children per private household by labour status within households was 0.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Children per private household by labour status within households and in United Kingdom, 2006–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.5 for children per private household by labour status within households and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per private household by labour status within households and in United Kingdom peaked at 0.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2011.
United Kingdom ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Children per private household by labour status within households in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6 | — |
| 2007 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.51 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per private household by labour status within households and in United Kingdom?
- Children per private household by labour status within households and in United Kingdom was 0.5 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2011.
- How does United Kingdom rank for children per private household by labour status within households and?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is children per private household by labour status within households and rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children per private household by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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