UK economic inactivity rate by age 2024

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, approximately 41.2 percent of 16 to 24-year-olds were economically inactive in the United Kingdom, compared with 12.6 percent of 25 to 34-year-old's, 12 percent of 35 to 49-year-old's, and 26.4 percent of 50 to 64-year-old's.

Economic inactivity rate in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by age group

Characteristic	16-24	25-34	35-49	50-64
Q1 2000	27.9%	15.6%	15%	36.9%
Q2 2000	28.6%	15.7%	14.9%	36.5%
Q3 2000	28.6%	15.9%	14.7%	36.6%
Q4 2000	29.5%	15.8%	15%	36.4%
Q1 2001	29.4%	16.2%	14.9%	36.2%
Q2 2001	29%	16%	15.2%	36.1%
Q3 2001	29.2%	16.3%	15.3%	36%
Q4 2001	28.6%	16.3%	15.4%	35.7%
Q1 2002	29.2%	16.2%	15.3%	36.1%
Q2 2002	29.4%	16.3%	14.9%	35.5%
Q3 2002	29.7%	16.4%	14.9%	35.1%
Q4 2002	29.3%	16.3%	15%	34.7%
Q1 2003	29.9%	16.5%	15.1%	34.6%
Q2 2003	30.6%	16.6%	15.1%	34%
Q3 2003	30.5%	16.3%	15.2%	34.1%
Q4 2003	30.5%	16.5%	15.2%	34.4%
Q1 2004	29.9%	16.6%	15.1%	34%
Q2 2004	30.5%	16.6%	15.2%	34.1%
Q3 2004	30.6%	16.7%	15.3%	34.2%
Q4 2004	30.6%	16.3%	15.3%	33.8%
Q1 2005	31.1%	16%	15.2%	33.7%
Q2 2005	31.4%	16.5%	15.1%	33.7%
Q3 2005	31.9%	16.3%	14.8%	33.4%
Q4 2005	32.4%	15.9%	14.9%	33.4%
Q1 2006	31.8%	15.7%	14.5%	33.3%
Q2 2006	31.4%	15.5%	14.6%	33%
Q3 2006	31.3%	15.8%	14.6%	32.9%
Q4 2006	31.5%	15.8%	14.6%	33.1%
Q1 2007	32%	15.9%	14.9%	33.2%
Q2 2007	32.6%	15.7%	14.8%	32.9%
Q3 2007	32.6%	15.7%	14.7%	32.9%
Q4 2007	32.5%	15.9%	14.7%	32.4%
Q1 2008	32.7%	15.5%	14.6%	32.4%
Q2 2008	33%	15.2%	14.4%	32.3%
Q3 2008	33%	15.4%	14.5%	32.4%
Q4 2008	33.3%	15.3%	14.2%	32%
Q1 2009	34.1%	15.1%	13.9%	31.8%
Q2 2009	34.8%	15.7%	14.1%	31.8%
Q3 2009	35.8%	15.4%	14.1%	31.9%
Q4 2009	36.6%	15.2%	14.1%	31.9%
Q1 2010	36.5%	15.6%	14.5%	31.8%
Q2 2010	36.2%	15.3%	14.3%	32%
Q3 2010	35.9%	15.2%	14.2%	31.5%
Q4 2010	36.5%	15%	14.3%	32.1%
Q1 2011	36.7%	14.8%	14.2%	31.7%
Q2 2011	36.4%	14.9%	14.1%	31.8%
Q3 2011	36.7%	15.2%	14.1%	31.6%
Q4 2011	36.6%	15.3%	13.8%	31.3%
Q1 2012	36.5%	15.2%	13.8%	31%
Q2 2012	35.6%	15.3%	13.6%	30.6%
Q3 2012	36.1%	15%	13.4%	30.3%
Q4 2012	35.7%	15%	13.3%	29.8%
Q1 2013	36.6%	15%	13.5%	29.7%
Q2 2013	37.1%	14.8%	13.6%	29.2%
Q3 2013	36.2%	14.5%	13.7%	28.9%
Q4 2013	36.5%	14.7%	13.8%	28.5%
Q1 2014	37%	14.3%	13.4%	28.4%
Q2 2014	37.4%	14.4%	13.1%	28.6%
Q3 2014	37.3%	14.9%	13%	28.4%
Q4 2014	37.1%	15.2%	13.1%	28.4%
Q1 2015	36.7%	15.1%	13.1%	28.3%
Q2 2015	36.6%	15%	13.4%	28.1%
Q3 2015	36.2%	14.5%	13.7%	27.8%
Q4 2015	36.6%	14%	13.7%	27.4%
Q1 2016	36.5%	14.4%	13.5%	27.3%
Q2 2016	36.7%	14.1%	13.5%	26.9%
Q3 2016	37.2%	14.2%	13.4%	26.8%
Q4 2016	37.2%	14.1%	13.4%	26.8%
Q1 2017	37.1%	13.8%	13.4%	26.7%
Q2 2017	37.5%	13.4%	13%	26.6%
Q3 2017	38.7%	13.3%	13.2%	26.6%
Q4 2017	38.2%	13.4%	12.7%	26.5%
Q1 2018	37.8%	13.5%	12.4%	26.1%
Q2 2018	38.2%	13.5%	12.5%	26.2%
Q3 2018	38.7%	13.5%	12.5%	25.8%
Q4 2018	37.6%	13.2%	12.4%	26%
Q1 2019	38.4%	13%	12.5%	25.6%
Q2 2019	37.8%	12.7%	12.4%	25.4%
Q3 2019	38.9%	12.5%	12.4%	25.3%
Q4 2019	38.2%	12.3%	12.2%	25.2%
Q1 2020	37.7%	12.4%	12.6%	25.5%
Q2 2020	38.9%	12.4%	12.9%	26.2%
Q3 2020	40.5%	11.8%	13.1%	26%
Q4 2020	41.3%	12%	12.6%	26%
Q1 2021	42.1%	12.2%	12.4%	26.3%
Q2 2021	40.8%	12.4%	12.3%	26.5%
Q3 2021	39.6%	12.8%	12.1%	26.8%
Q4 2021	39.6%	13%	12.3%	27%
Q1 2022	39.9%	13.1%	12.6%	27.3%
Q2 2022	39.8%	13%	12.4%	27.7%
Q3 2022	40.3%	12.9%	12.8%	27.7%
Q4 2022	39.4%	12.4%	12.6%	27.5%
Q1 2023	38.2%	11.9%	12.8%	27.6%
Q2 2023	38.4%	12.2%	12.5%	27.2%
Q3 2023	41.4%	11.7%	12.8%	27.1%
Q4 2023	41.5%	12.9%	12.6%	27.1%
Q1 2024	41.5%	12.9%	12.4%	27.3%
Q2 2024	41.1%	13.1%	12.4%	27.3%
Q3 2024	40.8%	13.1%	11.9%	26.8%
Q4 2024	41.2%	12.6%	12%	26.4%

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Release date

February 2025

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2000 to Q3 2024

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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