In the 3 years to March 2021, white British families were the most likely to receive a type of state support.

This statistic shows the share families that have received income-related benefits in the United Kingdom (UK) in the period from 2015 to 2018, by ethnic group of household head. In this period, ** percent of the families with head of the family being black/African black/Caribbean or British black received some form of income-related benefit.

In 2022, the highest and lowest rates of economic inactivity were in the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi (33%) and white 'other’ (15%) ethnic groups.

Between 2018 and 2022, people in households in the ‘other’, Asian and black ethnic groups were the most likely to be in persistent low income, both before and after housing costs, out of all ethnic groups.

Between April 2008 and March 2024, households from the Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic groups were the most likely to live in low income out of all ethnic groups, before and after housing costs.

As of the first quarter of 2025, the unemployment rate for people of white ethnicity in the United Kingdom was 3.7 percent, the lowest of the provided ethnic groups in this quarter. By contrast, the unemployment rate for people in the Pakistani ethnic group was 13.1 percent.

Households in the Indian and White Other ethnic groups received the highest percentage of their income from employment out of all ethnic groups.

39.8% of workers from the Indian ethnic group were in 'professional' jobs in 2021 – the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups in this role.

In the 3 years to March 2021, black households were most likely out of all ethnic groups to have a weekly income of under £600.

Japan No. of FW: ⑤SOR by Status: UK data was reported at 4,493.000 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,330.000 Person th for 2017. Japan No. of FW: ⑤SOR by Status: UK data is updated yearly, averaging 3,445.000 Person th from Oct 2009 (Median) to 2018, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,493.000 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 2,451.000 Person th in 2009. Japan No. of FW: ⑤SOR by Status: UK data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G129: Number of Foreign Workers: By Nationality.

75% of households from the Bangladeshi ethnic group were in the 2 lowest income quintiles (after housing costs were deducted) between April 2021 and March 2024.

Young people from the Chinese (4.5%) and Indian (7.3%) ethnic groups were less likely than the UK average (11.5%) to be not in employment, education or training.

In the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group in 2021, 16.2% of workers were self-employed, which is the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups.

In 2022, employed people in the white ‘other’ and Indian ethnic groups (both 82%) were the most likely to work full time out of all ethnic groups.

Full statistics on National Insurance number (NINo) allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK are available from Stat-Xplore.

This page shows a set of summary tables, derived from Stat-Xplore, showing NINo allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK by:

• quarter of registration and world region – January 2002 to June 2014
• nationality and world region by year of registration – June 2008 to June 2014
• region and local authority by world area – registrations year to June 2014
• DWP main benefit claimed within 6 months of NINo registration – year to June 2014

We have also published annual summary statistics on the Nationality at point of NINo registration of DWP working age benefit recipients: data to Feb 2014

Every year between 2013 and 2021, employees from the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group had the lowest average hourly pay out of all ethnic groups.