Subjective poverty by sex and age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 12.8 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by sex and age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2010–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2018, subjective poverty by sex and age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 12.8. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 21 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.8, in 2018.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.4 | — |
| 2011 | 16.5 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 20.2 | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 21 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 20.3 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.5 | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 16.3 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.1 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 12.8 | -9.2% |
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More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by sex and age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 12.8 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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