Labour Force (Total) rose 0.012% to 34.6 mil in the United Kingdom in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 34.7 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 28.8 mil in 1994. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Belgium amounted to 5.24 mil, 31.1 mil in France, 44.0 mil in Germany and 2.52 mil in Ireland in 2021.
United Kingdom has been ranked 17th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total).
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | 0.203 | 0.209 | 0.212 | 0.215 | 0.218 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | mil | 2.29 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.40 | 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil | 0.285 | 0.287 | 0.296 | 0.305 | 0.316 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 9.10 | 9.13 | 9.19 | 9.31 | 9.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 33.6 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 34.7 |
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