Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) … square in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) … square was 0.0895 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in United Kingdom is 0.0895 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0895 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0721 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) … square in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.075 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0762 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0765 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0765 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0778 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0777 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0825 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0831 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.084 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.085 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0874 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0895 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0895 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0355 units per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0895 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0301 units per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0752 units per square kilometre | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | 0.0765 units per square kilometre | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | 0.085 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | 0.0895 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0978 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Pakistan 0.0963 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 United States Virgin Islands 0.0929 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Nepal 0.0895 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Italy 0.0887 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 El Salvador 0.0875 units per square kilometre compare
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 persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in United Kingdom?
- Persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in United Kingdom was 0.0895 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0895 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0721 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
- United Kingdom ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.