Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2008–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 28.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +52.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +52.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,138 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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