FOI Reference: FOI/2022/4255
You asked
The specific details of my FOI request are as follows:
- The total 16-24 UK population
- The total number of 16-24-year-olds employed, including those in full-time education
- The population rise in 16-24-year-olds between 2000 and 2020
- The proportion of 16-24-year-old employment between 2000 and 2020
We said
Thank you for your request.
Please see the following table with the estimates of the number of people aged 16 to 24 year in the UK.
We have produced this table using NOMIS a website which uses ONS' statistics and allows users to create their own data queries.
| Age | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Age 16 | 726,477 | 740,693 |
| Age 17 | 720,437 | 722,928 |
| Age 18 | 708,475 | 717,252 |
| Age 19 | 721,401 | 750,095 |
| Age 20 | 740,293 | 778,930 |
| Age 21 | 711,832 | 810,303 |
| Age 22 | 675,087 | 827,261 |
| Age 23 | 675,278 | 856,602 |
| Age 24 | 704,329 | 860,062 |
| | 6,383,609 | 7,064,126 |
Download this table Population estimates - local authority based by single year of age
.xls .csvThe population rise between 2000 and 2020 = 680,517
Please see table A06 SA: Educational status and labour market status for people aged from 16 to 24 (seasonally adjusted) to give you the estimates of people aged 16 to 24 years in employment. You will find the proportions as percentages towards the right-hand side of the table.
Please note that the mid-2020 population estimates provide the most up to date data that is currently available.
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