In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 8.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 8.0% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in United Kingdom peaked at 8.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2006.
That places United Kingdom 3rd out of 49 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.7% | — |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 8.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 8.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Bulgaria 10.2% compare
- 2 Spain 8.1% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 8.0% compare
- 5 Malta 7.9% compare
- 6 Switzerland 7.2% compare
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 type of contract in United Kingdom?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in United Kingdom was 8.0% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2006.
- How does United Kingdom rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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