ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 64.38 % in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
64.38 %
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
30th
of 79 countries
All-time high
64.38 %
in 2019
All-time low
37.96 %
in 1998
Years of data
28
1992–2019

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2019

02040601992200520191992: 39.9 %1993: 39.5 %1994: 40.1 %1995: 41.9 %1996: 40.9 %1997: 40.4 %1998: 38 %1999: 42.4 %2000: 45.6 %2001: 44.7 %2002: 45.9 %2003: 48.1 %2004: 50.6 %2005: 49 %2006: 50.7 %2007: 50.5 %2008: 51.7 %2009: 50.5 %2010: 53 %2011: 55.4 %2012: 55.1 %2013: 55.1 %2014: 56.3 %2015: 60.2 %2016: 59.9 %2017: 59.9 %2018: 62.4 %2019: 64.4 %

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

Analysis

In 2019, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 64.38 %. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 64.38 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.96 %, in 1998.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th 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 — Labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 39.91 %
1993 39.49 % -1.1%
1994 40.13 % +1.6%
1995 41.86 % +4.3%
1996 40.89 % -2.3%
1997 40.35 % -1.3%
1998 37.96 % -5.9%
1999 42.42 % +11.7%
2000 45.65 % +7.6%
2001 44.67 % -2.1%
2002 45.94 % +2.8%
2003 48.1 % +4.7%
2004 50.61 % +5.2%
2005 49.03 % -3.1%
2006 50.72 % +3.4%
2007 50.46 % -0.5%
2008 51.66 % +2.4%
2009 50.45 % -2.3%
2010 52.95 % +5.0%
2011 55.44 % +4.7%
2012 55.1 % -0.6%
2013 55.11 % +0.0%
2014 56.33 % +2.2%
2015 60.23 % +6.9%
2016 59.87 % -0.6%
2017 59.91 % +0.1%
2018 62.42 % +4.2%
2019 64.38 % +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.38 % 37.96 % 42.42 % 8
2000s 48.73 % 44.67 % 51.66 % 10
2010s 58.17 % 52.95 % 64.38 % 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 27 Namibia 64.71 % compare
  2. 28 Australia 64.51 % compare
  3. 29 Jamaica 64.47 % compare
  4. 31 Philippines 62.9 % compare
  5. 32 Serbia 62.23 % compare
  6. 33 Slovakia 61.91 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 64.38 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 64.38 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 37.96 % in 1998.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, 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, 1,530 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.