As of March 2021, there were estimated to be approximately 275 thousand heavy goods vehicle drivers employed in the United Kingdom, compared with 304 thousand in 2019/20, and also the fewest number of HGV drivers in this provided time period. Compared with 2019/20 there are estimated to be 13 thousand fewer UK drivers, 16 thousand fewer drivers from EU countries, approximately the same amount of drivers from outside the UK and EU.
Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality
(in 1,000s)
Number of HGV drivers is based on the number of people employed under Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) unit 8211 'Large goods vehicle drivers'
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 27, 2021). Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Large Goods Vehicle Drivers in Employment in The United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by Nationality (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/
