Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1968–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1973.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 90th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.2% | — |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +102.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | — |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.2% | — |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +106.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -49.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +100.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -49.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +98.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -53.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +116.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -50.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +103.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
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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 share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1973.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 90th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.