Adults receiving checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2018

This statistic illustrates the share of the adult population in the United Kingdom (UK), who between 2008 and 2018 were paid by check, or received checks in some other form, such as refund, gift, etc. The general trend of check use was gradually falling; this was aided by the advent in new mobile payment technologies. In 2008, 55 percent of the UK population reported receiving checks; this was true for 37 percent as of 2018.