Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population was 0.3678 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2002–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.3678 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.3709 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3457, in 2003.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3516 | — |
| 2003 | 0.3457 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3475 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3555 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3563 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3686 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3664 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3709 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3511 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.354 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.349 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.353 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3573 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3602 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.348 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.354 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.361 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.36 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.355 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3551 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3634 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3678 | +1.2% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.3678 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3019, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.3678 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2879, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3578 | 0.3457 | 0.3709 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3548 | 0.348 | 0.361 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3603 | 0.355 | 0.3678 | 4 |
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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 income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.3678 in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3709 in 2009.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3457 in 2003.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.