At-risk-of-poverty rate in United Kingdom
18.6% of people in United Kingdom were at risk of poverty in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest since 2008. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2018
18.6%
Change from 2017
+1.6percentage points
European Union, 2018
16.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
14.9%
At-risk-of-poverty 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 | – | 16.3% |
| 2024 | – | 16.2% |
| 2023 | – | 16.2% |
| 2022 | – | 16.5% |
| 2021 | – | 16.8% |
| 2020 | – | 16.7% |
| 2019 | – | 16.5% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | 16.8% |
| 2017 | 17.0%b (break in time series) | 16.9% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | – |
| 2011 | 16.2% | – |
| 2010 | 17.1% | – |
| 2009 | 17.3% | – |
| 2008 | 18.7% | – |
| 2007 | 18.6% | – |
| 2006 | 19.0% | – |
| 2005 | 19.0%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2002 | 18.0% | – |
| 2001 | 18.0% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 17.0% in 2017.
- Since 2008, when it was 18.7%, the figure has changed by −0.1 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 16.8%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Poverty or social exclusion rate
22.8%
2018 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
33.5 (0 to 100)
2018 · Eurostat
Median equivalised net income
€21,464 per year
2018 · Eurostat
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
18.6%
2017 · World Bank
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
5.63 times
2018 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
4.5%
2018 · Eurostat