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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality·★ Primary KPI

United Kingdom — Poverty rate

Share of the population below the poverty line (60% of median income); lower is better.
18.6%
2018
+1.6 ptsvs 2017
min 15.9 2013max 20.0 1995
%
Range
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2018
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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About this data

Poverty rate (United Kingdom): 18.6 % in 2018, the latest available value.

22 observations from 1995 to 2018. Source: CEPREMAP.

Share of the population below the poverty line (60% of median income); lower is better.

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Poverty rate — United Kingdom
PeriodValue
201818.6 %
201717 %
201615.9 %
201516.6 %
201416.8 %
201315.9 %
201216 %
201116.2 %
201017.1 %
200917.3 %
200818.7 %
200718.6 %
200619 %
200519 %
200218 %
200118 %
200019 %
199919 %
199819 %
199718 %
199618 %
199520 %