# United Kingdom: 48 producers per 100 consumers — Hands & Demands

> The United Kingdom has 48 producers for every 100 consumers in 2026 and 45 by 2050. With workers per 100 people and output per worker, read every month.

Canonical: https://www.runtheworld.ai/producer-consumer-index/united-kingdom

The count was highest in 1950, where the record starts, at 55. It reaches 45 by 2050.

## Producers per 100 consumers

- Highest: 54.9 in 1950
- 2050: 45.2
- Index, 2020 = 100: 97.0 now, 90.7 in 2050

| Year | Producers per 100 consumers | Index, 2020 = 100 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | 50.7 | 101.8 |
| 2000 | 52.2 | 104.9 |
| 2010 | 51.6 | 103.7 |
| 2020 | 49.8 | 100.0 |
| 2026 | 48.3 | 97.0 |
| 2030 | 47.5 | 95.4 |
| 2040 | 46.8 | 93.9 |
| 2050 | 45.2 | 90.7 |

Years after 2021 are projections.

## Workers per 100 people

- Q2 2026: 49.3
- Q2 2025: 49.2
- 2.03 people for every worker

## Output per worker

- 2025: $111,000, +19% since 2000

[All of Hands & Demands](https://www.runtheworld.ai/producer-consumer-index)