United Kingdom - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in United Kingdom was 0.300 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 1986 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 2010.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.200 |
| 1974 | 0.200 |
| 1979 | 0.200 |
| 1986 | 0.700 |
| 1991 | 0.200 |
| 1994 | 0.200 |
| 1995 | 0.200 |
| 1996 | 0.200 |
| 1997 | 0.200 |
| 1998 | 0.200 |
| 1999 | 0.200 |
| 2000 | 0.200 |
| 2001 | 0.200 |
| 2002 | 0.200 |
| 2003 | 0.200 |
| 2004 | 0.400 |
| 2005 | 0.500 |
| 2006 | 0.200 |
| 2007 | 0.300 |
| 2008 | 0.300 |
| 2009 | 0.200 |
| 2010 | 0.100 |
| 2011 | 0.400 |
| 2012 | 0.200 |
| 2013 | 0.200 |
| 2014 | 0.200 |
| 2015 | 0.100 |
| 2016 | 0.200 |
| 2017 | 0.300 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in United Kingdom was 0.50 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.20 in 1986 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 1974.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.50 |
| 1974 | 0.20 |
| 1979 | 0.50 |
| 1986 | 1.20 |
| 1991 | 0.50 |
| 1994 | 0.50 |
| 1995 | 0.50 |
| 1996 | 0.20 |
| 1997 | 0.20 |
| 1998 | 0.20 |
| 1999 | 0.20 |
| 2000 | 0.20 |
| 2001 | 0.50 |
| 2002 | 0.20 |
| 2003 | 0.20 |
| 2004 | 0.60 |
| 2005 | 0.80 |
| 2006 | 0.40 |
| 2007 | 0.50 |
| 2008 | 0.50 |
| 2009 | 0.30 |
| 2010 | 0.30 |
| 2011 | 0.50 |
| 2012 | 0.20 |
| 2013 | 0.20 |
| 2014 | 0.30 |
| 2015 | 0.30 |
| 2016 | 0.30 |
| 2017 | 0.50 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 17.00 |
| 2017 | 18.60 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in United Kingdom was 0.90 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.00 in 1969 and a minimum value of 0.40 in 2013.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 5.00 |
| 1974 | 1.00 |
| 1979 | 1.20 |
| 1986 | 2.20 |
| 1991 | 1.20 |
| 1994 | 0.70 |
| 1995 | 0.70 |
| 1996 | 0.50 |
| 1997 | 0.50 |
| 1998 | 0.50 |
| 1999 | 0.50 |
| 2000 | 0.50 |
| 2001 | 0.50 |
| 2002 | 0.70 |
| 2003 | 0.50 |
| 2004 | 1.20 |
| 2005 | 1.20 |
| 2006 | 0.80 |
| 2007 | 0.80 |
| 2008 | 1.00 |
| 2009 | 0.60 |
| 2010 | 0.70 |
| 2011 | 0.70 |
| 2012 | 0.60 |
| 2013 | 0.40 |
| 2014 | 0.60 |
| 2015 | 0.70 |
| 2016 | 0.50 |
| 2017 | 0.90 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
