# United Kingdom LFS: Population: : People: Aged 15-24: Thousands ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population: : People: Aged 15-24: Thousands () was up 2.1% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 8,394.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.5% (Q3 2016) to 3.8% (Q3 2023), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.Q.NSA.ITEM-J5LY.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (102 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-population-people-aged-15-24-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 8,394.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 8,338.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 8,329.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 8,268.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 8,220.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 8,197.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 8,163.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 8,143.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 8,089.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 8,063.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 8,043.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 8,088.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 8,036.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 7,912.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 7,849.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 7,794.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 7,796.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 7,777.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 7,758.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 7,723.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 7,763.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 7,734.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 7,742.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 7,734.0 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.Q.NSA.ITEM-J5LY.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.Q.NSA.ITEM-J5LY.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```