# United Kingdom LFS: Population: : People: Aged 15-64: Thousands ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population: : People: Aged 15-64: Thousands () was up 0.8% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.8% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 44,407 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.10% (Q2 2020) to 1.4% (Q3 2023), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.Q.NSA.ITEM-J5MV.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-15-64-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 44,407 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 44,308 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 44,256 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 44,153 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 44,058 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 43,977 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 43,886 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 43,809 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 43,692 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 43,594 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 43,503 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 43,477 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 43,350 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 43,146 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 43,003 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 42,868 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 42,798 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 42,720 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 42,643 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 42,550 thousands | 0.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 42,541 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 42,482 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 42,459 thousands | 0.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 42,421 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.Q.NSA.ITEM-J5MV.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.Q.NSA.ITEM-J5MV.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```