Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children was 9.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in United Kingdom, 2006–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in United Kingdom stood at 9.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.0% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in United Kingdom peaked at 9.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2008.
United Kingdom ranks 16th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.6% | — |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.2% (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in United Kingdom?
- Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in United Kingdom was 9.3% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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