Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private was 30.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in United Kingdom, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in United Kingdom stood at 30.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in United Kingdom peaked at 32.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.8% | — |
| 1999 | 32.1% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.1% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.2% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 29.9% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in United Kingdom?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in United Kingdom was 30.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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