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

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: Wales: All: Thousands: NSA () was up 0.9% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.9% in June 2026.
The level stood at 2,654.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.7% (Jun 2019) to 1.1% (Nov 2023), averaging 0.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 2,654.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 2,652.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2026 | 2,650.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2026 | 2,648.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2026 | 2,646.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 2,644.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 2,642.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 2,640.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2025 | 2,638.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 2,636.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 2,635.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,633.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 2,631.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,629.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 2,627.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 2,625.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 2,622.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 2,620.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,618.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,616.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 2,614.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 2,612.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2024 | 2,610.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2024 | 2,607.0 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

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

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