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<p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The definition of disability changed in 2013 therefore estimates for 2010 and 2022 are not directly comparable.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number and percentage of disabled people aged 16 to 64 by country/region</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Country/ region</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of disabled people</p></td><td><p>Percentage of disabled people</p></td><td><p>Number of disabled people</p></td><td><p>Percentage of disabled people</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 8,257,200 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20.5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 9,311,800 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 399,400 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 429,500 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,012,200</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td><td><p>1,111,300</p></td><td><p>24.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>738,500</p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td><td><p>818,200</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>629,200</p></td><td><p>21.8</p></td><td><p>712,500</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>720,900</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>819,300</p></td><td><p>22.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>729,400</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td><td><p>790,200</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>935,500</p></td><td><p>16.9</p></td><td><p>1,092,600</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>992,100</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td><td><p>1,144,800</p></td><td><p>20.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>653,600</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td><td><p>766,900</p></td><td><p>22.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>469,200</p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td><td><p>506,600</p></td><td><p>26.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>746,500</p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td><td><p>861,200</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>230,700</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td><td><p>258,700</p></td><td><p>22.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Annual Population Survey (APS) -<a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/apsnew" target="_blank">Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100 and percentages to one decimal place.</li><li>Totals may not always sum due to rounding and the exclusion of missing, unknown and not applicable categories.</li><li>Numbers shown are central estimates and subject to sampling variation. The precision of these estimates will be limited by sample size.</li><li>Annual Population Survey data has not been reweighted to incorporate the latest estimates of the size and composition of the UK population.</li><li>Estimates for 2010 are based on the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) definition of disability. Estimates for 2022 use the Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonised Standard definition.</li></ul> |