# United Kingdom 16-24 year old population: All persons: 000s ()

United Kingdom 16-24 year old population: All persons: 000s () was up 1.4% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 7,553.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.4% (Jul 2017) to 1.9% (Jun 2023), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/16-24-year-old-population-all-persons-000s

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 7,553.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 7,545.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| May 2026 | 7,536.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| April 2026 | 7,528.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2026 | 7,519.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2026 | 7,510.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2026 | 7,501.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2025 | 7,492.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2025 | 7,483.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2025 | 7,474.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2025 | 7,465.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 7,456.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 7,448.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 7,439.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 7,428.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 7,418.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 7,408.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 7,398.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 7,387.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 7,377.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| November 2024 | 7,367.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| October 2024 | 7,356.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 7,346.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2024 | 7,336.0 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```