# United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: South East (GOR): All: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: South East (GOR): All: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 7,864.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.4% (Jun 2020) to 1.3% (Jul 2023), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.ITEM-YCHJ.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-EAST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1984-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (420 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-population-aged-16-and-over-south-east-gor-all-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 7,864.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 7,858.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 7,851.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 7,844.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 7,838.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2026 | 7,831.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 7,824.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 7,818.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 7,811.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 7,804.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 7,798.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 7,791.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 7,784.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 7,778.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 7,771.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 7,763.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 7,756.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 7,749.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 7,741.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 7,734.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 7,727.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 7,719.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 7,712.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2024 | 7,705.0 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

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

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