# United Kingdom LFS: Population: : People: Aged 15-74: Thousands ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population: : People: Aged 15-74: Thousands () was up 1.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.9% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 51,254 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.1% (Q2 2020) to 1.3% (Q3 2023), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.Q.NSA.AGE-15-74.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-15-74-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 51,254 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 51,120 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 51,033 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 50,895 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 50,768 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 50,663 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 50,546 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 50,445 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 50,306 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 50,192 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 50,085 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 50,042 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 49,905 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 49,700 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 49,557 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 49,421 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 49,358 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 49,303 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 49,248 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 49,178 thousands | 0.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 49,180 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 49,110 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 49,076 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 49,027 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.Q.NSA.AGE-15-74.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.Q.NSA.AGE-15-74.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```