Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.4 in 2021. β Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United Kingdom, 1968β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United Kingdom stood at 0.4.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United Kingdom peaked at 0.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1973.
That places United Kingdom 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.13 | 0 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.13 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.22 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.32 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.35 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 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)
- 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United Kingdom?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United Kingdom was 0.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1973.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- United Kingdom ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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