Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 47.02 million in 2021. β Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United Kingdom, 1968β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United Kingdom stood at 47.02 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United Kingdom peaked at 47.02 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.13 million, in 1968.
United Kingdom ranks 6th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.28 million | 5.13 million | 5.43 million | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.08 million | 6.29 million | 9.90 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.85 million | 10.31 million | 21.57 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.61 million | 22.28 million | 30.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.47 million | 32.86 million | 40.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.08 million | 40.49 million | 46.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.47 million | 45.92 million | 47.02 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.91 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.083 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.15 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0826 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0826 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.167 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United Kingdom?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United Kingdom was 47.02 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 47.02 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.13 million in 1968.
- How does United Kingdom rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- United Kingdom ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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