Subjective poverty by tenure status in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 12.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
12.8%
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
29th
of 45 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2013
All-time low
12.8%
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2018
Subjective poverty by tenure status in United Kingdom, 2010–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 12.8% for subjective poverty by tenure status in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in United Kingdom peaked at 21.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2018.
That places United Kingdom 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Subjective poverty by tenure status in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.4% | — |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +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% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 12.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 12.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 subjective poverty by tenure status in United Kingdom?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in United Kingdom was 12.8% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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