Income share held by second 20% in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Income share held by second 20% was 12.5% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Income share held by second 20% in United Kingdom, 1968β2021
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
In 2021, income share held by second 20% in United Kingdom stood at 12.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in United Kingdom peaked at 13.7% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2000.
United Kingdom ranks 46th of 122 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- 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 34.91 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.083 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.15 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0826 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0826 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in United Kingdom?
- Income share held by second 20% in United Kingdom was 12.5% 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 second 20% recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1968.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for income share held by second 20%?
- United Kingdom ranks 46th out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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 second 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.