# United Kingdom 16-17 year old population: All persons: 000s ()

United Kingdom 16-17 year old population: All persons: 000s () was up 0.2% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.2% in June 2026.
The level stood at 1,636.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.3% (Oct 2017) to 3.9% (Jan 2020), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-16-17.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/16-17-year-old-population-all-persons-000s

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,636.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 1,635.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2026 | 1,634.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 1,634.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 1,634.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2026 | 1,634.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2026 | 1,633.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 1,633.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 1,633.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2025 | 1,633.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2025 | 1,632.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 1,632.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| July 2025 | 1,632.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,632.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,629.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,626.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,624.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| February 2025 | 1,621.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| January 2025 | 1,618.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,616.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 1,613.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,610.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,607.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| August 2024 | 1,605.0 thousands | 3.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-16-17.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-16-17.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```