Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
United Kingdom recorded 0.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2021.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in United Kingdom peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1971.
That places United Kingdom 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in United Kingdom?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in United Kingdom was 0.5% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- United Kingdom ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.