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
United Kingdom recorded 9.3% for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
That places United Kingdom 16th out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 9.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 9.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.8% | 9.3% | 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 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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