Median equivalised net income in United Kingdom
Median equivalised net income in United Kingdom was €21,464 per year in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995. 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
€21,464
Change from 2017
+2.2%
European Union, 2018
€16,832 per yeare (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
€21,464 per year
Median equivalised net income in United Kingdom over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | €22,939 per year |
| 2024 | – | €21,582 per year |
| 2023 | – | €20,290 per year |
| 2022 | – | €19,092 per year |
| 2021 | – | €18,381 per year |
| 2020 | – | €18,291 per year |
| 2019 | – | €17,325 per year |
| 2018 | €21,464 per year | €16,832 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2017 | €20,995 per yearb (break in time series) | €16,281 per year |
| 2016 | €21,136 per year | €15,847 per year |
| 2015 | €21,028 per year | €15,422 per year |
| 2014 | €20,528 per year | €15,101 per year |
| 2013 | €18,694 per year | €14,962 per year |
| 2012 | €19,166 per yearb (break in time series) | €14,924 per year |
| 2011 | €17,136 per year | €14,652 per year |
| 2010 | €17,106 per year | €14,521 per year |
| 2009 | €16,262 per year | €14,564 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2008 | €18,923 per year | €14,015 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2007 | €21,143 per year | €12,902 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2006 | €19,495 per year | €12,677 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2005 | €18,540 per yearb (break in time series) | €12,707 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2001 | €17,724 per year | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2% from €20,995 per year in 2017.
- Since 2008, when it was €18,923 per year, the figure has changed by +13.4%. 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 €16,832 per year.
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