There were estimated to be over 1.16 million self-employed people aged between 45 and 54 in the United Kingdom in the twelve months leading up to the end of March 2021, the most numerous self-employed age group in that period.
Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 1st quarter 2021, by age group
(in 1,000s)
Data is for the 12 months leading up to the end of relevant quarter (Q1 2020 = April 2020 to March 2021)
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Labour Market Status: Self Employed
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Sex: All persons
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 14, 2021). Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 1st quarter 2021, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318435/self-employment-uk-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 1st quarter 2021, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318435/self-employment-uk-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 1st quarter 2021, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318435/self-employment-uk-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Self-employed Workers in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2005 to 1st Quarter 2021, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318435/self-employment-uk-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2005 to 1st quarter 2021, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318435/self-employment-uk-age-group/ (last visited January 17, 2022)
