At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their was 27.5 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
27.5
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
22nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
32.6
in 2007
All-time low
23.2
in 2011
Years of data
14
2005–2018

At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in United Kingdom, 2005–2018

01020302005201120182005: 31.52006: 30.62007: 32.62008: 27.92009: 28.22010: 23.92011: 23.22012: 26.42013: 26.22014: 27.42015: 28.52016: 23.22017: 26.62018: 27.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in United Kingdom is 27.5, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in United Kingdom peaked at 32.6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.2, in 2011.

United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17) in United Kingdom, 2005 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2005 31.5 —
2006 30.6 -2.9%
2007 32.6 +6.5%
2008 27.9 -14.4%
2009 28.2 +1.1%
2010 23.9 -15.2%
2011 23.2 -2.9%
2012 26.4 +13.8%
2013 26.2 -0.8%
2014 27.4 +4.6%
2015 28.5 +4.0%
2016 23.2 -18.6%
2017 26.6 +14.7%
2018 27.5 +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.16 27.9 32.6 5
2010s 25.88 23.2 28.5 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 20 Portugal 27.8 compare
  2. 21 Germany 27.6 compare
  3. 22 United Kingdom 27.5 compare
  4. 24 Belgium 27.4 compare
  5. 25 Finland 26.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in United Kingdom?
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in United Kingdom was 27.5 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 32.6 in 2007.
What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 23.2 in 2011.
How does United Kingdom rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their?
United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 985 data points, 2003–2025
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