Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom, 1968–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom stood at 0.7%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom peaked at 1.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1973.
That places United Kingdom 98th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.5% | — |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +52.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +34.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -75.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +206.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -32.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | +46.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -34.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +52.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -30.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +57.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -33.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +51.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +50.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -33.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +206.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 1973 | -75.4% | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | +57.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| 1969 | +52.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| 1981 | +52.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| 2001 | +51.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in United Kingdom was 0.7% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1973.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- United Kingdom ranks 98th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.