# United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16-64: All: Thousands ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16-64: All: Thousands () was up 0.6% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.6% in June 2026.
The level stood at 43,590 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.1% (Jun 2020) to 1.1% (Jun 2023), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1971-02-01 to 2026-07-01 (666 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-population-aged-16-64-all-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 43,590 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 43,572 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 43,549 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 43,526 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 43,503 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 43,480 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 43,457 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2025 | 43,434 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2025 | 43,411 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2025 | 43,388 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2025 | 43,364 thousands | 0.8 |
| August 2025 | 43,341 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 43,318 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 43,295 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 43,266 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 43,236 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 43,207 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 43,178 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 43,148 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 43,119 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 43,090 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 43,060 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 43,030 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2024 | 43,001 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```