Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 23.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1995–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2018, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 23.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 26.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2013.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.0% | — |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +30.5% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 18.0% | 26.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 20.3% | 25.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.9% | 26.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 25 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 23.8% compare
- 25 Slovakia 23.8% compare
- 25 Slovakia 23.8% compare
- 28 United Kingdom 23.6% compare
- 30 Greece 23.1% compare
- 31 Switzerland 22.3% compare
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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 23.6% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2013.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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