Poverty or social exclusion rate in United Kingdom
22.8% of people in United Kingdom were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2018.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2018
22.8%
Change from 2017
+1.0percentage points
European Union, 2018
21.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
18.5%
Poverty or social exclusion rate in United Kingdom over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 20.9% |
| 2024 | – | 21.0% |
| 2023 | – | 21.3% |
| 2022 | – | 21.6% |
| 2021 | – | 21.7% |
| 2020 | – | 21.5% |
| 2019 | – | 21.1% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | 21.7% |
| 2017 | 21.8%b (break in time series) | 22.4% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | 23.7% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | 24.0% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 21.8% in 2017.
- Since 2015, when it was 23.1%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2018 was 21.7%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
At-risk-of-poverty rate
18.6%
2018 · Eurostat
Inability to keep home adequately warm
5.4%
2018 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
33.5 (0 to 100)
2018 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
5.63 times
2018 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
4.5%
2018 · Eurostat
Gini index
32.4 (0 to 100)
2021 · World Bank