Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 54.55 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in United Kingdom, 1968–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 54.55 international-$ in 2021 prices for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in United Kingdom peaked at 54.92 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.92 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1968.
That places United Kingdom 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.98 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 24.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 24.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | 32.98 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33.3 international-$ in 2021 prices | 41.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 50.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 49.08 international-$ in 2021 prices | 54.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 53.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 54.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in United Kingdom?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in United Kingdom was 54.55 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 54.92 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.92 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1968.
- How does United Kingdom rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.