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All claimants by local authority, ranked

Every area with a published figure, in order of claimants as a percentage of residents aged 16 to 64, highest first. Equal figures share a rank and are printed as ties; the order within a tie is alphabetical and means nothing.

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#Area% of 16–64UK percentile
1Birmingham E0800002510.0%100
=2Barking and Dagenham E090000027.5%99
=2Haringey E090000147.5%99
=2Newham E090000257.5%99
=5Brent E090000057.2%99
=5Enfield E090000107.2%99
7Hackney E090000127.0%98
8Bradford E080000326.9%98
9Lewisham E090000236.8%98
=10Sandwell E080000286.7%97
=10Tower Hamlets E090000306.7%97
=10Wolverhampton E080000316.7%97
13Oldham E080000046.6%97
=14Ealing E090000096.5%96
=14Luton E060000326.5%96
=14Waltham Forest E090000316.5%96
=17Croydon E090000086.2%95
=17Lambeth E090000226.2%95
=19Manchester E080000036.0%94
=19Nottingham E060000186.0%94
=19Redbridge E090000266.0%94
=19Slough E060000396.0%94
=23Rochdale E080000055.9%94
=23Walsall E080000305.9%94
=25Blackpool E060000095.8%93
=25Coventry E080000265.8%93
=25Greenwich E090000115.8%93
28Pendle E070001225.7%93
=29Blackburn with Darwen E060000085.6%92
=29Burnley E070001175.6%92
=29Southwark E090000285.6%92
=32Hyndburn E070001205.5%91
=32Liverpool E080000125.5%91
=34Islington E090000195.4%90
=34Leicester E060000165.4%90
=34Peterborough E060000315.4%90
=34Thanet E070001145.4%90
38Stoke-on-Trent E060000215.3%90
=39Bolton E080000015.2%89
=39Middlesbrough E060000025.2%89
41Kingston upon Hull, City of E060000105.1%89
=42Barnet E090000035.0%88
=42Derby E060000155.0%88
=42Hastings E070000625.0%88
=42Hounslow E090000185.0%88
=42Salford E080000065.0%88
=47Eastbourne E070000614.9%87
=47Harrow E090000154.9%87
=47Hillingdon E090000174.9%87
=50Boston E070001364.8%86
=50Glasgow City S120000494.8%86
=50Hammersmith and Fulham E090000134.8%86
=50Tameside E080000084.8%86
=54Great Yarmouth E070001454.7%85
=54Kirklees E080000344.7%85
=54South Tyneside E080000234.7%85
=57Camden E090000074.6%83
=57Dudley E080000274.6%83
=57Harlow E070000734.6%83
=57Leeds E080000354.6%83
=57Preston E070001234.6%83
=62Crawley E070002264.5%81
=62Hartlepool E060000014.5%81
=62Havering E090000164.5%81
=62Ipswich E070002024.5%81
=62Merton E090000244.5%81
=62Newport W060000224.5%81
=62Watford E070001034.5%81
=69Bedford E060000554.4%81
=69Portsmouth E060000444.4%81
=69Sheffield E080000394.4%81
=72Bury E080000024.3%79
=72Doncaster E080000174.3%79
=72Halton E060000064.3%79
=72North East Lincolnshire E060000124.3%79
=72Reading E060000384.3%79
=72Thurrock E060000344.3%79
=78Brighton and Hove E060000434.2%76
=78Calderdale E080000334.2%76
=78Dundee City S120000424.2%76
=78Gravesham E070001094.2%76
=78Knowsley E080000114.2%76
=78Medway E060000354.2%76
=78North Ayrshire S120000214.2%76
=78Nuneaton and Bedworth E070002194.2%76
=78Southampton E060000454.2%76
=78Southend-on-Sea E060000334.2%76
=88Derry City and Strabane N090000054.1%75
=88Norwich E070001484.1%75
=88Tendring E070000764.1%75
=88Westminster E090000334.1%75
=92Gateshead E080000374.0%74
=92Milton Keynes E060000424.0%74
=92Newcastle upon Tyne E080000214.0%74
=92Wandsworth E090000324.0%74
=96Cardiff W060000153.9%72
=96Fenland E070000103.9%72
=96Mansfield E070001743.9%72
=96Rossendale E070001253.9%72
=96Stockton-on-Tees E060000043.9%72
=96Telford and Wrekin E060000203.9%72
=102Ashfield E070001703.8%70
=102Basildon E070000663.8%70
=102Belfast N090000033.8%70
=102Blaenau Gwent W060000193.8%70
=102Folkestone and Hythe E070001123.8%70
=102Lincoln E070001383.8%70
=102Redditch E070002363.8%70
=102Sunderland E080000243.8%70
=102Wakefield E080000363.8%70
=111Aberdeen City S120000333.7%68
=111Arun E070002243.7%68
=111Isle of Wight E060000463.7%68
=111Redcar and Cleveland E060000033.7%68
=111Sefton E080000143.7%68
=111St. Helens E080000133.7%68
=111West Dunbartonshire S120000393.7%68
=118Bristol, City of E060000233.6%65
=118Conwy W060000033.6%65
=118Darlington E060000053.6%65
=118East Ayrshire S120000083.6%65
=118Gloucester E070000813.6%65
=118Gosport E070000883.6%65
=118Hertsmere E070000983.6%65
=118Rotherham E080000183.6%65
=118Solihull E080000293.6%65
=118Torfaen W060000203.6%65
=118Wigan E080000103.6%65
=129Bexley E090000043.5%61
=129Bromley E090000063.5%61
=129Denbighshire W060000043.5%61
=129Isle of Anglesey W060000013.5%61
=129Kensington and Chelsea E090000203.5%61
=129Lewes E070000633.5%61
=129Maidstone E070001103.5%61
=129North Lincolnshire E060000133.5%61
=129Plymouth E060000263.5%61
=129Spelthorne E070002133.5%61
=129Stevenage E070002433.5%61
=129Sutton E090000293.5%61
=129Swale E070001133.5%61
=129Wirral E080000153.5%61
=143Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E060000583.4%58
=143Broxbourne E070000953.4%58
=143Caerphilly W060000183.4%58
=143Chesterfield E070000343.4%58
=143Inverclyde S120000183.4%58
=143Merthyr Tydfil W060000243.4%58
=143Pembrokeshire W060000093.4%58
=143Swansea W060000113.4%58
=143Swindon E060000303.4%58
=143Torbay E060000273.4%58
=143West Northamptonshire E060000623.4%58
=143Worcester E070002373.4%58
=155Angus S120000413.3%54
=155Barnsley E080000383.3%54
=155Canterbury E070001063.3%54
=155Dartford E070001073.3%54
=155Dover E070001083.3%54
=155East Staffordshire E070001933.3%54
=155Erewash E070000363.3%54
=155Fife S120000473.3%54
=155Havant E070000903.3%54
=155North Northamptonshire E060000613.3%54
=155North Tyneside E080000223.3%54
=155Vale of Glamorgan W060000143.3%54
=155Worthing E070002293.3%54
=155Wyre Forest E070002393.3%54
=169Adur E070002233.2%50
=169Bassetlaw E070001713.2%50
=169Chichester E070002253.2%50
=169Dacorum E070000963.2%50
=169East Lindsey E070001373.2%50
=169Epping Forest E070000723.2%50
=169Gedling E070001733.2%50
=169Kingston upon Thames E090000213.2%50
=169Rhondda Cynon Taf W060000163.2%50
=169Rother E070000643.2%50
=169Tamworth E070001993.2%50
=169Welwyn Hatfield E070002413.2%50
=181Colchester E070000713.1%49
=181County Durham E060000473.1%49
=181Neath Port Talbot W060000123.1%49
=181South Ayrshire S120000283.1%49
=181South Holland E070001403.1%49
=181West Lindsey E070001423.1%49
=187Ashford E070001053.0%44
=187Bridgend W060000133.0%44
=187Broxtowe E070001723.0%44
=187Buckinghamshire E060000603.0%44
=187Cannock Chase E070001923.0%44
=187Clackmannanshire S120000053.0%44
=187Cornwall E060000523.0%44
=187Falkirk S120000143.0%44
=187Flintshire W060000053.0%44
=187King's Lynn and West Norfolk E070001463.0%44
=187Lancaster E070001213.0%44
=187North Lanarkshire S120000503.0%44
=187Rushmoor E070000923.0%44
=187Stockport E080000073.0%44
=187Trafford E080000093.0%44
=187Wrexham W060000063.0%44
=203Bolsover E070000332.9%42
=203Carmarthenshire W060000102.9%42
=203Newcastle-under-Lyme E070001952.9%42
=203North Warwickshire E070002182.9%42
=203Oadby and Wigston E070001352.9%42
=203Renfrewshire S120000382.9%42
=203Rugby E070002202.9%42
=203Wyre E070001282.9%42
=211Causeway Coast and Glens N090000042.8%38
=211Cheltenham E070000782.8%38
=211City of Edinburgh S120000362.8%38
=211Dumfries and Galloway S120000062.8%38
=211East Suffolk E070002442.8%38
=211Gwynedd W060000022.8%38
=211Melton E070001332.8%38
=211Newark and Sherwood E070001752.8%38
=211Northumberland E060000572.8%38
=211Scottish Borders S120000262.8%38
=211South Kesteven E070001412.8%38
=211Warrington E060000072.8%38
=211Woking E070002172.8%38
=224Basingstoke and Deane E070000842.7%34
=224Bracknell Forest E060000362.7%34
=224Braintree E070000672.7%34
=224Chelmsford E070000702.7%34
=224Fylde E070001192.7%34
=224Mid and East Antrim N090000082.7%34
=224North Devon E070000432.7%34
=224North Norfolk E070001472.7%34
=224South Lanarkshire S120000292.7%34
=224Tandridge E070002152.7%34
=224Three Rivers E070001022.7%34
=224Torridge E070000462.7%34
=224West Lancashire E070001272.7%34
=224West Lothian S120000402.7%34
=238Amber Valley E070000322.6%30
=238Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon N090000022.6%30
=238Breckland E070001432.6%30
=238Central Bedfordshire E060000562.6%30
=238Ceredigion W060000082.6%30
=238Cheshire West and Chester E060000502.6%30
=238Herefordshire, County of E060000192.6%30
=238Maldon E070000742.6%30
=238Midlothian S120000192.6%30
=238Moray S120000202.6%30
=238Newry, Mourne and Down N090000102.6%30
=238Oxford E070001782.6%30
=238Powys W060000232.6%30
=238Richmond upon Thames E090000272.6%30
=238Somerset E060000662.6%30
=238South Staffordshire E070001962.6%30
=254Argyll and Bute S120000352.5%25
=254Babergh E070002002.5%25
=254Brentwood E070000682.5%25
=254Bromsgrove E070002342.5%25
=254Castle Point E070000692.5%25
=254Chorley E070001182.5%25
=254Cumberland E060000632.5%25
=254East Lothian S120000102.5%25
=254Forest of Dean E070000802.5%25
=254North Somerset E060000242.5%25
=254Runnymede E070002122.5%25
=254South Ribble E070001262.5%25
=254Stafford E070001972.5%25
=254Tonbridge and Malling E070001152.5%25
=254Tunbridge Wells E070001162.5%25
=254West Suffolk E070002452.5%25
=254Windsor and Maidenhead E060000402.5%25
=254Wychavon E070002382.5%25
=272Ards and North Down N090000112.4%20
=272Charnwood E070001302.4%20
=272Cheshire East E060000492.4%20
=272Elmbridge E070002072.4%20
=272High Peak E070000372.4%20
=272Hinckley and Bosworth E070001322.4%20
=272Malvern Hills E070002352.4%20
=272New Forest E070000912.4%20
=272North East Derbyshire E070000382.4%20
=272North Hertfordshire E070000992.4%20
=272Perth and Kinross S120000482.4%20
=272Shropshire E060000512.4%20
=272St Albans E070002402.4%20
=272Tewkesbury E070000832.4%20
=272Warwick E070002222.4%20
=272Wealden E070000652.4%20
=272West Berkshire E060000372.4%20
=289Cherwell E070001772.3%16
=289Dorset E060000592.3%16
=289East Riding of Yorkshire E060000112.3%16
=289Eastleigh E070000862.3%16
=289Huntingdonshire E070000112.3%16
=289Lichfield E070001942.3%16
=289Mid Devon E070000422.3%16
=289Monmouthshire W060000212.3%16
=289Rochford E070000752.3%16
=289Sevenoaks E070001112.3%16
=289South Derbyshire E070000392.3%16
=289South Norfolk E070001492.3%16
=289Stirling S120000302.3%16
=289Surrey Heath E070002142.3%16
=303Antrim and Newtownabbey N090000012.2%13
=303Blaby E070001292.2%13
=303Exeter E070000412.2%13
=303Fermanagh and Omagh N090000062.2%13
=303Highland S120000172.2%13
=303Reigate and Banstead E070002112.2%13
=303Stratford-on-Avon E070002212.2%13
=303Stroud E070000822.2%13
=303Teignbridge E070000452.2%13
=303West Devon E070000472.2%13
=303Wiltshire E060000542.2%13
=314Cotswold E070000792.1%11
=314East Cambridgeshire E070000092.1%11
=314East Hampshire E070000852.1%11
=314Epsom and Ewell E070002082.1%11
=314Mid Ulster N090000092.1%11
=314North Kesteven E070001392.1%11
=314South Hams E070000442.1%11
=314Staffordshire Moorlands E070001982.1%11
=322Aberdeenshire S120000342.0%6
=322Broadland E070001442.0%6
=322Cambridge E070000082.0%6
=322East Devon E070000402.0%6
=322East Dunbartonshire S120000452.0%6
=322East Hertfordshire E070002422.0%6
=322Fareham E070000872.0%6
=322Guildford E070002092.0%6
=322Mid Suffolk E070002032.0%6
=322Mid Sussex E070002282.0%6
=322Na h-Eileanan Siar S120000132.0%6
=322North West Leicestershire E070001342.0%6
=322North Yorkshire E060000652.0%6
=322Rushcliffe E070001762.0%6
=322South Gloucestershire E060000252.0%6
=322Test Valley E070000932.0%6
=322Uttlesford E070000772.0%6
=322Vale of White Horse E070001802.0%6
=322Winchester E070000942.0%6
=322Wokingham E060000412.0%6
=342Bath and North East Somerset E060000221.9%3
=342Horsham E070002271.9%3
=342Lisburn and Castlereagh N090000071.9%3
=342Mole Valley E070002101.9%3
=342Rutland E060000171.9%3
=342South Cambridgeshire E070000121.9%3
=342South Oxfordshire E070001791.9%3
=342Waverley E070002161.9%3
=342West Oxfordshire E070001811.9%3
=351Derbyshire Dales E070000351.8%2
=351Hart E070000891.8%2
=351Ribble Valley E070001241.8%2
=351Westmorland and Furness E060000641.8%2
=351York E060000141.8%2
=356East Renfrewshire S120000111.7%1
=356Harborough E070001311.7%1
358Orkney Islands S120000231.6%1
359Isles of Scilly E060000531.4%1
360Shetland Islands S120000271.2%0
361City of London E090000011.1%0

How this ranking is made

Claimants as a percentage of residents aged 16 to 64: the percentage the ONS publishes for the area, unchanged.. The claimant count as a percentage of residents aged 16 to 64, published monthly by the ONS for every UK local authority. The percentage is the ONS's own; nothing is divided here. The newest month published for each area.

Source: ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis) · Claimant count, July 2026, released 2026-08-18. Boundaries: 2025-05 BGC v2 LAD_MAY_2025_UK_BGC_V2. Percentiles are calculated across the whole UK, so they do not change when the table is filtered to one nation. A ranking compares areas of very different sizes and populations; the figure is the publisher’s own, and its rank is Civometry’s ordering of those published figures.

Birmingham has the highest claimants as a percentage of residents aged 16 to 64 of 361 UK local authorities with a published figure, at 10.0% (Latest published: July 2026). Source: ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis).
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