Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data was 66,797 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
66,797 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 48 countries
All-time high
66,797 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
58,025 Thousand persons
in 1995
Years of data
25
1995–2019
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in United Kingdom, 1995–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2019, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in United Kingdom stood at 66,797 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in United Kingdom peaked at 66,797 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58,025 Thousand persons, in 1995.
United Kingdom ranks 5th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 58,025 Thousand persons | — |
| 1996 | 58,164 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 58,314 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 58,475 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 58,684 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 58,886 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 59,113 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 59,366 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 59,637 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59,950 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 60,413 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 60,827 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61,319 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 61,824 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62,261 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 62,760 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63,285 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63,705 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64,106 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 64,597 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65,110 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 65,648 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66,040 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 66,436 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 66,797 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,332 Thousand persons | 58,025 Thousand persons | 58,684 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 60,360 Thousand persons | 58,886 Thousand persons | 62,261 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,848 Thousand persons | 62,760 Thousand persons | 66,797 Thousand persons | 10 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (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)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population and employment - national accounts - annual data in United Kingdom?
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in United Kingdom was 66,797 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 66,797 Thousand persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,025 Thousand persons in 1995.
- How does United Kingdom rank for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 48 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population and employment - national accounts - annual data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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