Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 11.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
11.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
9th
of 47 countries
All-time high
18.5%
in 2014
All-time low
11.0%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2014–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 11.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 40.5% over five years.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.5% | — |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 6 Spain 15.1% compare
- 7 Montenegro 13.8% compare
- 8 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.2% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 11.0% compare
- 11 Lithuania 10.9% compare
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 11.0% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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