Distribution of population poverty thresholds in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 66.25 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in United Kingdom, 1968–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 66.25 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds in 2021. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in United Kingdom peaked at 66.25 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.10 million, in 1971.
United Kingdom ranks 13th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.22 million | 53.22 million | 53.22 million | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.16 million | 53.10 million | 54.95 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.41 million | 54.47 million | 56.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.00 million | 56.16 million | 57.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.76 million | 58.36 million | 61.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.20 million | 62.14 million | 65.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.13 million | 66.01 million | 66.25 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 poverty thresholds in United Kingdom?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in United Kingdom was 66.25 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 66.25 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.10 million in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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