Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 11.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1968–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 11.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 13.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1968.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61st out of 130 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4.4% | — |
| 1969 | 5.2% | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 6.4% | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 7.3% | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | -27.4% |
| 1974 | 6.3% | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 11.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1968.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st out of 130 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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