Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 267,936 in 2021. β Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United Kingdom, 1968β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United Kingdom stood at 267,936.
The figure is down 19.7% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United Kingdom peaked at 333,720 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1973.
That places United Kingdom 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 110,654 | 110,423 | 110,884 | 2 |
| 1970s | 72,969 | 0 | 112,460 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,619 | 56,314 | 170,044 | 10 |
| 1990s | 127,769 | 57,248 | 231,463 | 10 |
| 2000s | 193,510 | 176,678 | 249,105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,291 | 128,278 | 266,524 | 10 |
| 2020s | 300,828 | 267,936 | 333,720 | 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 distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United Kingdom?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United Kingdom was 267,936 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 333,720 in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1973.
- How does United Kingdom rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- United Kingdom ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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