Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 66.72 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
66.72 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
21st
of 120 countries
All-time high
66.72 million
in 2021
All-time low
55.10 million
in 1968
Years of data
54
1968–2021
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in United Kingdom, 1968–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in United Kingdom is 66.72 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in United Kingdom peaked at 66.72 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.10 million, in 1968.
That places United Kingdom 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 55.10 million | — |
| 1969 | 55.33 million | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 55.61 million | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 55.84 million | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 55.97 million | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 56.19 million | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 56.12 million | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 56.11 million | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 56.16 million | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 56.08 million | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 56.14 million | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 56.19 million | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 56.26 million | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 56.28 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 56.26 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 56.28 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 56.37 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 56.49 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 56.51 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 56.75 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 56.87 million | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 56.96 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 57.19 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 57.37 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 57.52 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 57.60 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 57.63 million | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 57.84 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 58.05 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 58.20 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 58.31 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 58.51 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 58.94 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 59.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 59.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 60.22 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 60.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.14 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 61.56 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 62.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 62.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 63.07 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.01 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 64.36 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.89 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 65.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 65.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.36 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 66.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66.72 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.22 million | 55.10 million | 55.33 million | 2 |
| 1970s | 56.04 million | 55.61 million | 56.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.50 million | 56.26 million | 56.96 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.82 million | 57.19 million | 58.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.17 million | 58.72 million | 62.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.58 million | 62.58 million | 66.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.56 million | 66.41 million | 66.72 million | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.56 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,138 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.91 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.91 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.6407 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.083 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in United Kingdom?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in United Kingdom was 66.72 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 66.72 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.10 million in 1968.
- How does United Kingdom rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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