In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 17.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 17.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 17.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2010.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.3% | — |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.4% | 17.2% | 9 |
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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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 17.2% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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 Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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