Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 27.5 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United Kingdom, 1968β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 27.5 for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United Kingdom peaked at 89.5 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 2021.
United Kingdom ranks 98th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.12 | 88.75 | 89.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 83.92 | 80.24 | 87.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.69 | 59.73 | 79.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.55 | 45.5 | 59.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.62 | 32.25 | 41.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.27 | 28 | 33.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.87 | 27.5 | 28.25 | 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)
- 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)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.167 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United Kingdom?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United Kingdom was 27.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5 in 1968.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- United Kingdom ranks 98th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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