Proportion of population below the international poverty line

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Proportion of population below the international poverty line
Year Value Units Series Observation status Unit multiplier
2000 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2001 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2002 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2003 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2004 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2005 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2006 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2007 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2008 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2009 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2010 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2011 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2012 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2013 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2014 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2015 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2016 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2017 0.2 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2018 0.5 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2019 0.5 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units
2020 0.5 Percentage (%) Proportion of population below the international poverty line Estimated value Units

Source: World Bank

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

Footnote:

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Please note the y axis does not go to 100% for ease of visualisation.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Proportion of population below the international poverty line
Indicator description

Proportion of population below the international poverty line is defined as the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day. The ‘international poverty line’ is currently set at $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices.
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is a measurement of prices in different countries that uses the prices of specific goods to compare the absolute purchasing power of the countries’ currencies.
Available disaggregations

None
Calculations

None
Other information

For the main UK data series on low income households see the Households below average income (HBAI) statistics . Please note that the HBAI statistics should not be compared to those living under the international poverty line, however they may give a more representative view of low income households in the United Kingdom.

For more information about the methodology used to calculate the percentage of people living under the international poverty line, please visit the World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has not been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

Data last updated 28 June 2023
Metadata last updated 29 June 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of the population living below the international poverty line by sex, age, employment status and geographic location (urban/rural)
Target name

By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

World Bank (WB), International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 1.1 opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

World Bank
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

1968
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017PPP) (% of population) opens in a new window
Release date 10 May 2023
Next release

Not available for this source
Statistical classification

Official international
Contact details

Research@WorldBank.org
Other information

Not available for this source
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