Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 66.03 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in United Kingdom, 1968–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in United Kingdom stood at 66.03 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in United Kingdom peaked at 66.03 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.08 million, in 1971.
That places United Kingdom 8th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.55 million | 48.24 million | 48.87 million | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.58 million | 48.08 million | 52.03 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.68 million | 50.85 million | 54.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.35 million | 53.84 million | 57.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.30 million | 57.57 million | 61.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.88 million | 61.83 million | 65.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.97 million | 65.92 million | 66.03 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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in United Kingdom?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in United Kingdom was 66.03 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 66.03 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.08 million in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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