Poverty & Inequality in United Kingdom 134 indicators covering poverty & inequality for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys 2025 down 40.0% 52nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 43.8% 104th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 55.8% 141st Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.56 live births per woman 2023 down 14.8% 156th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,138 kg per hectare 2023 up 7.6% 14th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.0% 169th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 212.5% 151st Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.91 2023 up 9.1% 24th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% 2023 up 9.1% 24th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.8% 177th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.6407 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.1% 118th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -14.29 % change on previous year 2025 — 113th Gender Inequality Index 0.083 2023 down 45.0% 139th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.1% 2023 up 14.1% 72nd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0826 2023 up 0.7% 185th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0826 2023 up 0.7% 185th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0966 2023 up 2.3% 188th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2021 up 33.3% 84th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2021 up 50.0% 70th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2021 unchanged 96th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.9% 2021 up 28.6% 107th Prosperity gap 0.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 up 12.5% 105th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.167 2023 down 0.3% 140th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2021 up 50.0% 85th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 13.3% 2021 unchanged 96th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2021 up 25.0% 104th Population living in slums 0.2% 2022 up 62.5% 144th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.869 2023 up 1.4% 13th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.869 2023 up 1.4% 13th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.869 2023 up 1.4% 13th Proportion of population below international poverty line 0.4% 2021 up 33.3% 88th Three metrics of inequality 46.83 2021 down 1.5% 91st Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.4683 2021 down 1.5% 91st Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 791.03 2023 up 15.7% 17th Income share held by second 20% 12.5% 2021 up 1.6% 46th Income share held by third 20% 17.0% 2021 up 2.4% 36th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.9% 2021 up 1.8% 20th Income share held by highest 20% 40.0% 2021 down 2.4% 81st Income share held by highest 10% 25.0% 2021 down 3.5% 78th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.9% 2021 down 6.5% 53rd Income share held by lowest 20% 7.6% 2021 unchanged 48th Gini index 32.4 2021 down 2.4% 82nd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 11.7% 2021 up 1.7% 60th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 208.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 64.7% 47th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.3% 2021 up 55.5% 73rd At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region 18.6% 2018 down 0.5% 17th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.3185 2021 up 2.3% 96th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 29.1% 2018 up 0.7% 3rd Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3185 2021 up 2.3% 96th Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 9.9% 2018 — 22nd Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 37,783 2017 up 6.1% 23rd Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 36.0% 2021 up 0.6% 83rd Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 12.9% 2021 down 2.0% 71st Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 4.6% 2018 up 2.2% 22nd Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 23.1% 2018 down 0.4% 18th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 32.9% 2023 down 12.6% 35th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.4% 2021 up 33.3% 83rd Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3242 2021 down 2.3% 78th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 267,936 people 2021 up 41.2% 57th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.4% 2021 up 33.3% 83rd Page 1 of 3 Next →