# United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: : Female: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: : Female: Thousands: NSA () was up 0.9% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.9% in June 2026.
The level stood at 29,202 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.4% (Jun 2020) to 1.1% (Aug 2023), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-F`
- 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-and-over-female-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 29,202 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 29,183 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2026 | 29,161 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2026 | 29,140 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2026 | 29,118 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 29,097 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 29,076 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 29,055 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2025 | 29,033 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 29,012 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 28,990 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 28,969 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 28,948 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 28,926 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 28,903 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 28,879 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 28,856 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 28,832 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 28,809 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 28,786 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 28,762 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2024 | 28,739 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2024 | 28,715 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2024 | 28,692 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

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

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