Employees in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employees was 29,606 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in United Kingdom, 1993–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employees in United Kingdom stood at 29,606. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in United Kingdom peaked at 29,606 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22,023, in 1993.
That places United Kingdom 11th out of 114 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Employees in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22,023 | — |
| 1994 | 22,115 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 22,398 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 22,766 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 23,216 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 23,611 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 23,434 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 23,881 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 24,132 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 24,281 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 24,414 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 24,549 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 25,063 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 25,251 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 25,401 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 25,617 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 25,128 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 25,055 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 25,147 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25,225 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 25,560 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 25,976 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 26,497 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 26,810 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 27,090 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 27,512 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 27,703 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 27,873 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 27,793 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 28,353 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 28,578 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 28,972 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 29,606 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,795 | 22,023 | 23,611 | 7 |
| 2000s | 24,772 | 23,881 | 25,617 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,258 | 25,055 | 27,703 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,529 | 27,793 | 29,606 | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees in United Kingdom?
- Employees in United Kingdom was 29,606 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 29,606 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,023 in 1993.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employees?
- United Kingdom ranks 11th out of 114 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.