UK: number of economically inactive internet users 2011-2019

This statistic displays the number of economically inactive internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019. In 2019, it was found that over 4.92 million economically inactive internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) had used the internet in the last three months as opposed to 612,000 inactive users who had used either never used the internet or used it over three months ago during the same year.

Number of economically inactive internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011-2019 (in thousand users)

Characteristic	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Used in the last 3 months	4,070	4,134	4,307	4,383	4,658	4,855	4,844	4,889	4,926
Used over 3 months ago/Never used	1,721	1,625	1,370	1,177	1,040	945	794	652	612

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Release date

May 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2011-2019

Number of respondents

40,000 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

All estimates are based on the Labor Force Survey (LFS) by the ONS.

The source provides the following information:

"All tables contain estimates for the period January to March each year."

"Inactive refers to looking after family, a disability or other reasons for being economically inactive"

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