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 68.58 % in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
68.58 %
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
28th
of 79 countries
All-time high
68.58 %
in 2019
All-time low
48.17 %
in 1998
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

02040601992200520191992: 50.5 %1993: 48.7 %1994: 49.2 %1995: 49.3 %1996: 50.1 %1997: 49.2 %1998: 48.2 %1999: 50.1 %2000: 54.2 %2001: 54 %2002: 56.9 %2003: 59.1 %2004: 60.5 %2005: 58 %2006: 59.6 %2007: 59 %2008: 61 %2009: 59.8 %2010: 60.1 %2011: 61.6 %2012: 60.3 %2013: 61.5 %2014: 62.7 %2015: 65.9 %2016: 66.2 %2017: 64.7 %2018: 66.8 %2019: 68.6 %

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 68.58 %. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% 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 68.58 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.17 %, in 1998.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 50.55 %
1993 48.69 % -3.7%
1994 49.25 % +1.2%
1995 49.27 % +0.0%
1996 50.06 % +1.6%
1997 49.23 % -1.7%
1998 48.17 % -2.2%
1999 50.1 % +4.0%
2000 54.17 % +8.1%
2001 54.03 % -0.3%
2002 56.94 % +5.4%
2003 59.14 % +3.9%
2004 60.48 % +2.3%
2005 57.97 % -4.2%
2006 59.62 % +2.8%
2007 58.95 % -1.1%
2008 60.99 % +3.5%
2009 59.78 % -2.0%
2010 60.08 % +0.5%
2011 61.57 % +2.5%
2012 60.3 % -2.1%
2013 61.52 % +2.0%
2014 62.67 % +1.9%
2015 65.86 % +5.1%
2016 66.16 % +0.5%
2017 64.71 % -2.2%
2018 66.81 % +3.2%
2019 68.58 % +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.41 % 48.17 % 50.55 % 8
2000s 58.21 % 54.03 % 60.99 % 10
2010s 63.83 % 60.08 % 68.58 % 10

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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 68.58 % 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 68.58 % 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 48.17 % in 1998.
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 28th 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 14.7%. 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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,535 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.