Labor force, total, annual growth rate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 0.2585 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in United Kingdom, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.2585 % change on previous year for labor force, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 73.0% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in United Kingdom peaked at 1.64 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.7198 % change on previous year, in 1993.
That places United Kingdom 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0448 % change on previous year | -0.7198 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9134 % change on previous year | 0.0888 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7511 % change on previous year | 0.4659 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5799 % change on previous year | -0.4463 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 138 Netherlands 0.3131 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.2839 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 0.2703 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Azerbaijan 0.2468 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Nepal 0.2391 % change on previous year compare
- 144 French Polynesia 0.2143 % change on previous year compare
More education data for United Kingdom
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in United Kingdom?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in United Kingdom was 0.2585 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7198 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does United Kingdom rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- United Kingdom ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.