U.K. Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • U.K. labor force participation rate for 2022 was 51.59%, a 0.37% increase from 2021.
  • U.K. labor force participation rate for 2021 was 51.22%, a 3.45% decline from 2020.
  • U.K. labor force participation rate for 2020 was 54.67%, a 1.98% decline from 2019.
  • U.K. labor force participation rate for 2019 was 56.64%, a 0.45% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
U.K. Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 51.59% 0.37%
2021 51.22% -3.45%
2020 54.67% -1.98%
2019 56.64% -0.45%
2018 57.09% -0.39%
2017 57.48% -0.86%
2016 58.34% -0.18%
2015 58.52% 0.71%
2014 57.81% -0.51%
2013 58.32% -0.32%
2012 58.64% 0.43%
2011 58.21% -0.23%
2010 58.44% -0.78%
2009 59.23% -2.02%
2008 61.25% -0.15%
2007 61.40% -0.92%
2006 62.32% 0.09%
2005 62.23% 0.66%
2004 61.57% 0.38%
2003 61.19% -1.21%
2002 62.40% 0.50%
2001 61.90% -1.52%
2000 63.42% 0.40%
1999 63.02% -0.83%
1998 63.85% -0.46%
1997 64.31% -0.08%
1996 64.39% 0.74%
1995 63.66% -0.98%
1994 64.64% -1.38%
1993 66.02% -1.89%
1992 67.91% -2.22%
1991 70.13% -1.67%
1990 71.80% -1.67%