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Female labour force participation rate in United Kingdom

Latest: 57.3%
Previous: 57.5%
Change: -0.16 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in United Kingdom
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	52.0%
Dec 31, 1991	51.8%
Dec 31, 1992	51.8%
Dec 31, 1993	51.9%
Dec 31, 1994	51.9%
Dec 31, 1995	51.9%
Dec 31, 1996	52.3%
Dec 31, 1997	52.7%
Dec 31, 1998	52.7%
Dec 31, 1999	53.3%
Dec 31, 2000	53.7%
Dec 31, 2001	53.5%
Dec 31, 2002	54.1%
Dec 31, 2003	54.1%
Dec 31, 2004	54.5%
Dec 31, 2005	54.9%
Dec 31, 2006	55.4%
Dec 31, 2007	55.1%
Dec 31, 2008	55.4%
Dec 31, 2009	55.6%
Dec 31, 2010	55.5%
Dec 31, 2011	55.7%
Dec 31, 2012	55.9%
Dec 31, 2013	56.3%
Dec 31, 2014	56.5%
Dec 31, 2015	56.7%
Dec 31, 2016	57.1%
Dec 31, 2017	57.3%
Dec 31, 2018	57.5%
Dec 31, 2019	58.0%
Dec 31, 2020	58.3%
Dec 31, 2021	58.0%
Dec 31, 2022	57.7%
Dec 31, 2023	57.4%
Dec 31, 2024	57.5%
Dec 31, 2025	57.3%

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