Income share held by lowest 20% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Income share held by lowest 20% was 7.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 20% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1968–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 20% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 7.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 9.9% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2000.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 48th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 20% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9.9% | — |
| 1969 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 34.91 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.6407 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.083 (2023)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 7.6% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1968.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 48th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.