Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 20,378 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 20,378 Persons, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 20,569 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,796 Persons, in 1993.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,987 Persons | 16,796 Persons | 17,136 Persons | 7 |
| 2000s | 17,609 Persons | 17,124 Persons | 18,213 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,928 Persons | 18,490 Persons | 19,216 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,110 Persons | 19,467 Persons | 20,569 Persons | 6 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.3% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 20,378 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 20,569 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,796 Persons in 1993.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.