Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 10.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
10.7%
Change on year
down 21.3%
World rank
37th
of 46 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 2014
All-time low
10.7%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2014–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
In 2018, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 10.7%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and down 33.1% over five years.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.0% | — |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -21.3% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 10.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.1%, 71% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 10.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 10.7% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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