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

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16-64: : Male: Thousands: SA () was up 0.7% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 21,462 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.01% (Jun 2020) to 1.2% (Jun 2023), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- 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-male-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 21,462 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 21,452 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 21,439 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 21,427 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 21,414 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2026 | 21,402 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2026 | 21,389 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2025 | 21,376 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 21,364 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2025 | 21,351 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2025 | 21,339 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 21,326 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 21,313 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 21,301 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 21,285 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 21,269 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 21,253 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 21,238 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 21,222 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 21,206 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 21,190 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 21,174 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2024 | 21,158 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2024 | 21,143 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

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

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