In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 21.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in United Kingdom is 21.0%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in United Kingdom peaked at 28.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2010.
United Kingdom ranks 7th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.8% | — |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -67.5% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +151.1% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +7.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 21.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 21.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +151.1% | 9.4% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 23.8% | 28.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 9.4% | 26.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in United Kingdom?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in United Kingdom was 21.0% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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