# United Kingdom 18-24 year old population: All persons: 000s ()

United Kingdom 18-24 year old population: All persons: 000s () was up 1.7% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.8% in June 2026.
The level stood at 5,917.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.7% (Jun 2020) to 1.9% (Jun 2023), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/18-24-year-old-population-all-persons-000s

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 5,917.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2026 | 5,911.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2026 | 5,902.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| April 2026 | 5,893.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 5,885.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 5,876.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 5,867.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2025 | 5,859.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2025 | 5,850.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 5,842.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 5,833.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 5,824.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 5,816.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2025 | 5,807.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 5,799.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 5,792.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 5,784.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 5,777.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 5,769.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 5,761.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 5,754.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 5,746.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| September 2024 | 5,739.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2024 | 5,731.0 thousands | 1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```