Persons who cannot afford to regularly … regularly employment in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Persons who cannot afford to regularly … regularly employment was 5.2 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
5.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 49 countries
All-time high
10.7
in 2014
All-time low
5.2
in 2017
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in United Kingdom, 2014–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2018, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in United Kingdom stood at 5.2. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 51.4% over five years.
United Kingdom ranks 44th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly … regularly employment in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.7 | — |
| 2015 | 8.4 | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2 | -40.9% |
| 2018 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 5.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.6, 54% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 5.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.5, 55% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in United Kingdom?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in United Kingdom was 5.2 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- United Kingdom ranks 44th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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