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

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: : Male: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 27,635 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since April 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.2% (Jun 2020) to 1.3% (Jun 2023), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.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-and-over-male-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 27,635 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 27,614 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 27,591 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 27,568 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 27,545 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 27,521 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 27,498 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 27,475 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 27,452 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 27,428 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 27,405 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 27,382 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 27,359 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 27,336 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 27,310 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 27,284 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 27,259 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 27,233 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 27,207 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 27,182 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 27,156 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 27,130 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 27,104 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2024 | 27,079 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

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

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