Employment-to-population ratio in United Kingdom
The ILO estimates that 58.5% of people aged 15 and over in United Kingdom were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2014.
United Kingdom, 2025
58.5%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
58.4%
Position in 2025
86th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in United Kingdom over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 58.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 58.8%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, United Kingdom has the 86th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Labour force participation
61.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
4.9%
September 2020 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
37.0 hours per week
2019 · Eurostat
Part-time employment
24.4%
2019 · Eurostat
Monthly youth unemployment
14.5%
September 2020 · Eurostat
UK unemployment rate
4.7%
July 2026 · ONS