Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in United Kingdom, 1968–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in United Kingdom stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in United Kingdom peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1968.
That places United Kingdom 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in United Kingdom?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in United Kingdom was 0.3% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1968.
- How does United Kingdom rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- United Kingdom ranks 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.