ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 1,967 1000 No in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,967 1000 No
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
20th
of 80 countries
All-time high
2,131 1000 No
in 2011
All-time low
1,114 1000 No
in 1992
Years of data
28
1992–2019

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1992200520191992: 1.1k 1000 No1993: 1.3k 1000 No1994: 1.3k 1000 No1995: 1.3k 1000 No1996: 1.3k 1000 No1997: 1.3k 1000 No1998: 1.4k 1000 No1999: 1.4k 1000 No2000: 1.8k 1000 No2001: 1.8k 1000 No2002: 1.8k 1000 No2003: 1.8k 1000 No2004: 1.9k 1000 No2005: 1.9k 1000 No2006: 2.0k 1000 No2007: 2.1k 1000 No2008: 1.7k 1000 No2009: 2.1k 1000 No2010: 2.1k 1000 No2011: 2.1k 1000 No2012: 1.8k 1000 No2013: 1.9k 1000 No2014: 1.9k 1000 No2015: 1.9k 1000 No2016: 1.9k 1000 No2017: 1.9k 1000 No2018: 1.9k 1000 No2019: 2.0k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1,967 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 2,131 1000 No in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,114 1000 No, in 1992.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2019.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 1,114 1000 No
1993 1,270 1000 No +14.0%
1994 1,285 1000 No +1.2%
1995 1,312 1000 No +2.1%
1996 1,334 1000 No +1.6%
1997 1,349 1000 No +1.1%
1998 1,377 1000 No +2.1%
1999 1,385 1000 No +0.6%
2000 1,783 1000 No +28.7%
2001 1,762 1000 No -1.1%
2002 1,827 1000 No +3.7%
2003 1,845 1000 No +1.0%
2004 1,897 1000 No +2.8%
2005 1,878 1000 No -1.0%
2006 2,033 1000 No +8.3%
2007 2,089 1000 No +2.8%
2008 1,729 1000 No -17.2%
2009 2,126 1000 No +23.0%
2010 2,120 1000 No -0.3%
2011 2,131 1000 No +0.5%
2012 1,804 1000 No -15.4%
2013 1,890 1000 No +4.8%
2014 1,901 1000 No +0.6%
2015 1,922 1000 No +1.1%
2016 1,899 1000 No -1.2%
2017 1,899 1000 No +0.0%
2018 1,909 1000 No +0.5%
2019 1,967 1000 No +3.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +28.7% 1,385 1000 No 1,783 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,303 1000 No 1,114 1000 No 1,385 1000 No 8
2000s 1,897 1000 No 1,729 1000 No 2,126 1000 No 10
2010s 1,944 1000 No 1,804 1000 No 2,131 1000 No 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 17 Mali 2,159 1000 No compare
  2. 18 Australia 2,150 1000 No compare
  3. 19 Zambia 2,142 1000 No
  4. 21 Zimbabwe 1,650 1000 No compare
  5. 22 Rwanda 1,558 1000 No
  6. 23 Italy 1,554 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1,967 1000 No in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,131 1000 No in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,114 1000 No in 1992.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,578 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.