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 54.34 % in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
54.34 %
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
26th
of 79 countries
All-time high
54.34 %
in 2019
All-time low
47.67 %
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

02040601992200520191992: 49.1 %1993: 47.7 %1994: 47.9 %1995: 48.6 %1996: 49.2 %1997: 49.7 %1998: 50 %1999: 49.9 %2000: 52.3 %2001: 51.8 %2002: 53 %2003: 52.9 %2004: 53.4 %2005: 52.8 %2006: 52.4 %2007: 53.3 %2008: 53.2 %2009: 52.6 %2010: 53.1 %2011: 51.6 %2012: 52.5 %2013: 52.3 %2014: 52.7 %2015: 53.7 %2016: 52.8 %2017: 53.8 %2018: 53.9 %2019: 54.3 %

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 54.34 %. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% 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 54.34 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.67 %, in 1993.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 49.12 %
1993 47.67 % -3.0%
1994 47.86 % +0.4%
1995 48.59 % +1.5%
1996 49.17 % +1.2%
1997 49.67 % +1.0%
1998 49.97 % +0.6%
1999 49.91 % -0.1%
2000 52.28 % +4.7%
2001 51.77 % -1.0%
2002 52.96 % +2.3%
2003 52.94 % -0.0%
2004 53.42 % +0.9%
2005 52.81 % -1.1%
2006 52.35 % -0.9%
2007 53.34 % +1.9%
2008 53.21 % -0.2%
2009 52.56 % -1.2%
2010 53.06 % +1.0%
2011 51.65 % -2.7%
2012 52.55 % +1.7%
2013 52.34 % -0.4%
2014 52.69 % +0.7%
2015 53.72 % +2.0%
2016 52.83 % -1.7%
2017 53.76 % +1.8%
2018 53.88 % +0.2%
2019 54.34 % +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.99 % 47.67 % 49.97 % 8
2000s 52.76 % 51.77 % 53.42 % 10
2010s 53.08 % 51.65 % 54.34 % 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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  3. 25 Sweden 54.65 % compare
  4. 27 Jamaica 54.19 % compare
  5. 28 Luxembourg 53.02 % compare
  6. 29 Canada 52.97 % 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 54.34 % 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 54.34 % 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 47.67 % 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 26th 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 3.4%. 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, total (15+), 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, total (15+), 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, 1,543 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.