United Kingdom (2021)
0.4
% of population
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Poverty Headcount Ratio ($2.15/day) (2021) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of population YoY Change
2021 0.4 -0.1pp
2020 0.5 +0.1pp
2019 0.4 unchanged
2018 0.4 unchanged
2017 0.4 unchanged
2016 0.4 +0.1pp
2015 0.3 -0.1pp
2014 0.4 +0.2pp
2013 0.2 -0.2pp
2012 0.4 +0.1pp
2011 0.3 unchanged
2010 0.3 -0.1pp
2009 0.4 unchanged
2008 0.4 +0.1pp
2007 0.3 unchanged
2006 0.3 unchanged
2005 0.3 unchanged
2004 0.3 unchanged
2003 0.3 unchanged
2002 0.3 unchanged

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 0.4 % of population in 2021. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 1972–2021 the series ranges from 0 in 1973 to 0.5 in 2020.

This page tracks the share of United Kingdom's population living on less than $2.15 per day (2017 PPP) — the World Bank's extreme poverty line.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of United Kingdom's population living on less than $2.15 per day (2017 PPP) — the World Bank's extreme poverty line. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1972–2021 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 0.5 % of population in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 1973. The latest reading of 0.4 in 2021 represents a change of -0.1pp.