Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the working age population are disabled in the North East; and how many and what proportion were disabled in 2010.
The information requested is shown in the table below.
The definition of disability changed in 2013 therefore estimates for 2010 and 2022 are not directly comparable.
Number and percentage of disabled people aged 16 to 64 by country/region
Country/ region | 2010 | 2022 | ||
Number of disabled people | Percentage of disabled people | Number of disabled people | Percentage of disabled people | |
United Kingdom | 8,257,200 | 20.5 | 9,311,800 | 22.4 |
North East | 399,400 | 24.0 | 429,500 | 26.4 |
North West | 1,012,200 | 22.5 | 1,111,300 | 24.7 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 738,500 | 21.9 | 818,200 | 24.2 |
East Midlands | 629,200 | 21.8 | 712,500 | 24.1 |
West Midlands | 720,900 | 20.5 | 819,300 | 22.6 |
East | 729,400 | 19.9 | 790,200 | 20.8 |
London | 935,500 | 16.9 | 1,092,600 | 17.7 |
South East | 992,100 | 18.3 | 1,144,800 | 20.4 |
South West | 653,600 | 20.0 | 766,900 | 22.9 |
Wales | 469,200 | 24.4 | 506,600 | 26.5 |
Scotland | 746,500 | 21.9 | 861,200 | 25.0 |
Northern Ireland | 230,700 | 19.9 | 258,700 | 22.1 |
Source: Annual Population Survey (APS) -Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk)
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