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

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: South West: All: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 4,934.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.4% (Jul 2018) to 1.6% (Jun 2019), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-SOUTH-WEST`
- 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-west-all-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 4,934.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 4,930.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 4,926.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2026 | 4,921.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 4,917.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2026 | 4,913.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 4,909.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 4,904.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 4,900.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 4,896.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 4,891.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 4,887.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 4,883.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 4,879.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 4,874.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 4,869.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 4,865.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 4,860.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 4,855.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 4,851.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 4,846.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 4,841.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 4,836.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2024 | 4,832.0 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

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

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