Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 0.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in United Kingdom, 1968–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in United Kingdom stood at 0.5.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in United Kingdom peaked at 0.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1971.
United Kingdom ranks 94th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.19 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.19 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.32 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.38 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.43 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.55 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 34.91 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.6407 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.083 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in United Kingdom?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in United Kingdom was 0.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- United Kingdom ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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