# United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16+: : All: 000s: Annual = 4 quarter average ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16+: : All: 000s: Annual = 4 quarter average () was up 0.9% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 56,837 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.3% (Jun 2020) to 1.2% (Jul 2023), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.ITEM-MGSL.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-all-000s-annual-4-quarter-average

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 56,837 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 56,797 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 56,752 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 56,708 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 56,663 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 56,618 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2026 | 56,574 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2025 | 56,529 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 56,485 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2025 | 56,440 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 56,395 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 56,351 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 56,306 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 56,262 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 56,213 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 56,163 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 56,115 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 56,065 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 56,016 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 55,967 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 55,918 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2024 | 55,869 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2024 | 55,819 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2024 | 55,771 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

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

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