UK economic inactivity by reason 2024

As of the third quarter of 2024, approximately 32.2 percent of people who were economically inactive in the United Kingdom were on long-term or temporary sick leave, with a further 26.8 percent of economically inactive people being students.

Percentage of economically inactive people in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by reason

Percentage of economically inactive people	Student	Long-term / temp sicknesss	Looking after family / home	Retired	Other*
Q3 2024	26.8%	32.2%	17.7%	11.6%	11.7%
Q2 2024	27.2%	32.2%	18.4%	11.3%	10.9%
Q1 2024	26.7%	32.3%	17.7%	11.8%	11.5%
Q4 2023	27%	31.9%	17.8%	11.7%	11.6%
Q3 2023	26.6%	31.7%	18.2%	11.7%	11.9%
Q2 2023	25.9%	32%	18.4%	11.9%	11.9%
Q1 2023	25.2%	32.1%	19.1%	11.8%	11.8%
Q4 2022	25.8%	30.5%	19.4%	11.9%	12.4%
Q3 2022	26.5%	30.2%	19.4%	12.4%	11.5%
Q2 2022	26.3%	29.1%	19.3%	13.5%	11.8%
Q1 2022	26.1%	28.4%	19.6%	13.3%	12.5%
Q4 2021	26%	28.5%	18.9%	13.3%	13.3%
Q3 2021	26.8%	28.3%	18.8%	13.5%	12.5%
Q2 2021	28.2%	27%	18.2%	13.6%	13%
Q1 2021	28.2%	27%	18%	12.9%	13.7%
Q4 2020	27.3%	27.7%	18.8%	12.4%	13.8%
Q3 2020	27.2%	27.2%	18.9%	13%	13.8%
Q2 2020	24.5%	26.3%	20.7%	12.8%	15.6%
Q1 2020	25.4%	27.3%	21.6%	13.6%	12.1%
Q4 2019	26.6%	26.4%	22.2%	13.2%	11.6%
Q3 2019	26.6%	25.8%	22.9%	13%	11.7%
Q2 2019	26.1%	25.6%	23.5%	12.9%	11.9%
Q1 2019	26.1%	25.4%	23.6%	13%	12%
Q4 2018	26.3%	25.3%	23.5%	13%	11.9%
Q3 2018	27.2%	24.9%	23.3%	12.8%	11.8%
Q2 2018	26.7%	25.4%	23.3%	13%	11.6%
Q1 2018	26.6%	24.8%	23.6%	13.4%	11.6%
Q4 2017	26.8%	25%	23.8%	13.2%	11.1%
Q3 2017	26.8%	25.2%	23.3%	13.4%	11.2%
Q2 2017	26.3%	24.4%	24.3%	13.9%	11.1%
Q1 2017	26.1%	24.5%	24.9%	13.3%	11.2%
Q4 2016	26.1%	23.8%	24.8%	13.4%	11.9%
Q3 2016	25.9%	24.5%	25.2%	12.9%	11.4%
Q2 2016	25.9%	25%	24.9%	13%	11.2%
Q1 2016	25.3%	25.6%	25.2%	13%	10.9%
Q4 2015	25.7%	25.4%	25.1%	13.1%	10.8%
Q3 2015	25.6%	25.7%	24.9%	13.5%	10.2%
Q2 2015	25.5%	25.4%	25.2%	13.8%	10%
Q1 2015	25.8%	24.7%	25.2%	14.2%	10.1%
Q4 2014	25.9%	24.5%	25.4%	14.2%	9.9%
Q3 2014	25.8%	24.4%	25.4%	14.5%	9.9%
Q2 2014	25.9%	24.2%	25.7%	14.7%	9.4%
Q1 2014	25.9%	24.3%	25.4%	14.8%	9.7%
Q4 2013	25.7%	24.8%	25.5%	14.8%	9.2%
Q3 2013	25.7%	24.2%	25.8%	15%	9.4%
Q2 2013	25.9%	24.5%	24.9%	15.1%	9.6%
Q1 2013	25.3%	24.6%	25.2%	15.2%	9.6%
Q4 2012	25%	24.8%	25.8%	15.4%	9%
Q3 2012	24.6%	24.5%	25.6%	15.6%	9.6%
Q2 2012	24.2%	25.1%	25.3%	15.9%	9.5%
Q1 2012	24.8%	25%	25.1%	15.8%	9.4%
Q4 2011	24.7%	24.5%	24.7%	16.4%	9.5%
Q3 2011	24.6%	24.9%	24.8%	16.6%	9.2%
Q2 2011	24.3%	24.9%	24.8%	16.6%	9.3%
Q1 2011	24.5%	25%	24.7%	16.4%	9.5%
Q4 2010	23.7%	25.3%	24.4%	16.7%	10%
Q3 2010	23.9%	25.6%	24.7%	16.4%	9.4%
Q2 2010	24.2%	25.8%	24.8%	15.9%	9.3%
Q1 2010	24.5%	25.1%	25%	16.2%	9.1%
Q4 2009	24.4%	25.1%	24.9%	16.5%	9%
Q3 2009	23.7%	25.3%	25.3%	16.4%	9.3%
Q2 2009	23.3%	25.2%	25.7%	16.4%	9.5%
Q1 2009	22.9%	25.7%	25.8%	16.6%	9.2%
Q4 2008	22.6%	25.4%	25.9%	16.8%	9.2%
Q3 2008	21.8%	26.3%	25.7%	16.8%	9.4%
Q2 2008	21.7%	25.8%	26.2%	16.6%	9.6%
Q1 2008	21.3%	26.4%	26%	16.3%	10%
Q4 2007	21.3%	26.5%	26%	16.3%	9.9%
Q3 2007	21%	26.3%	26.3%	16.2%	10.2%
Q2 2007	20.9%	26.3%	26.7%	16.1%	9.9%
Q1 2007	20.5%	26.8%	26.6%	15.9%	10.1%
Q4 2006	20.3%	27%	26.7%	15.8%	10.2%
Q3 2006	20.1%	26.5%	27.5%	15.6%	10.2%
Q2 2006	20.3%	27.3%	26.9%	15.6%	10%
Q1 2006	20.5%	27%	27%	15.6%	9.9%
Q4 2005	20.6%	27.1%	27.1%	15.2%	10%
Q3 2005	20.8%	27.1%	26.6%	15.8%	9.8%
Q2 2005	19.8%	27.4%	26.9%	15.8%	10.1%
Q1 2005	19.5%	27.4%	27%	15.4%	10.7%
Q4 2004	19.3%	27.8%	27%	15.6%	10.4%
Q3 2004	19.1%	28.2%	27.1%	15.3%	10.3%
Q2 2004	19.1%	28%	27%	15.5%	10.5%
Q1 2004	18.8%	27.8%	27.5%	15.4%	10.6%
Q4 2003	18.8%	27.9%	27.5%	15.4%	10.4%
Q3 2003	18.8%	27.6%	27.9%	15.4%	10.2%
Q2 2003	18.7%	27.7%	28.1%	15.3%	10.1%
Q1 2003	18%	28.3%	28%	15.7%	10.1%
Q4 2002	17.7%	28.3%	28.3%	15.5%	10.1%
Q3 2002	17.7%	28.4%	28.1%	15.4%	10.3%
Q2 2002	17.3%	28.8%	28.1%	15.5%	10.4%
Q1 2002	17.3%	28.9%	28%	15.5%	10.3%
Q4 2001	17%	29.3%	28.2%	15.4%	10.2%
Q3 2001	17.2%	29%	28.1%	15.5%	10.1%
Q2 2001	17.3%	28.8%	28.2%	15.6%	10.1%
Q1 2001	17.1%	28.8%	28.2%	15.2%	10.7%
Q4 2000	17%	29%	28%	15.1%	11%
Q3 2000	16.6%	28.8%	28.1%	15.2%	11.2%
Q2 2000	16.7%	28.6%	28.5%	15.1%	11.1%
Q1 2000	16.2%	29%	28.7%	15.1%	11.1%

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Release date

November 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 to Q3 2024

Age group

16-64 years

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.

*Including discouraged workers

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