ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 83.03 % in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
83.03 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 79 countries
All-time high
83.03 %
in 2019
All-time low
69.4 %
in 1993
Years of data
28
1992–2019

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2019

0204060801992200520191992: 71.9 %1993: 69.4 %1994: 70.6 %1995: 70.6 %1996: 71.6 %1997: 72.2 %1998: 74 %1999: 74.1 %2000: 75.5 %2001: 76.1 %2002: 76.5 %2003: 77.1 %2004: 76.5 %2005: 78.8 %2006: 77 %2007: 78.3 %2008: 78.4 %2009: 78.3 %2010: 78.2 %2011: 76.9 %2012: 80 %2013: 79.1 %2014: 79.8 %2015: 80.9 %2016: 80.9 %2017: 82.8 %2018: 82.7 %2019: 83 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 83.03 %. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 83.03 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.4 %, in 1993.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 79 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-to-population ratio by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 71.86 %
1993 69.4 % -3.4%
1994 70.64 % +1.8%
1995 70.64 % +0.0%
1996 71.58 % +1.3%
1997 72.18 % +0.8%
1998 74.03 % +2.6%
1999 74.13 % +0.1%
2000 75.53 % +1.9%
2001 76.07 % +0.7%
2002 76.53 % +0.6%
2003 77.07 % +0.7%
2004 76.53 % -0.7%
2005 78.84 % +3.0%
2006 76.95 % -2.4%
2007 78.34 % +1.8%
2008 78.36 % +0.0%
2009 78.33 % -0.0%
2010 78.17 % -0.2%
2011 76.87 % -1.7%
2012 80.04 % +4.1%
2013 79.1 % -1.2%
2014 79.84 % +0.9%
2015 80.87 % +1.3%
2016 80.86 % -0.0%
2017 82.75 % +2.3%
2018 82.74 % -0.0%
2019 83.03 % +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71.81 % 69.4 % 74.13 % 8
2000s 77.25 % 75.53 % 78.84 % 10
2010s 80.43 % 76.87 % 83.03 % 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 14 Estonia 84.43 % compare
  2. 15 Angola 83.79 %
  3. 16 Luxembourg 83.75 % compare
  4. 18 Czechia 82.61 % compare
  5. 19 Israel 81.25 % compare
  6. 20 Portugal 81.09 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 83.03 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 83.03 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 69.4 % in 1993.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,541 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.