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%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 18, 2025). Economic inactivity rate in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382428/uk-economic-inactivity-rate-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Economic inactivity rate in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by age group." Chart. February 18, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382428/uk-economic-inactivity-rate-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Economic inactivity rate in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382428/uk-economic-inactivity-rate-by-age/
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