In 2018, the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the United Kingdom increased by 798 thousand persons (+5.57 percent) since 2017. In total, the number of people at risk of poverty amounted to 15.1 million persons in 2018. This increase was preceded by a declining number of people at risk of poverty. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion, income distribution and monetary poverty, living conditions and material deprivation is the main indicator to monitor the EU 2030 target on poverty and social exclusion and was the headline indicator to monitor the EU 2020 Strategy poverty target.
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Number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2018
(in 1,000s)
b: Break in time series. The source adds the following information: 'The domain 'Income and living conditions' covers four topics: people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, income distribution and monetary poverty, living conditions and material deprivation, which are again structured into collections of indicators on specific topics. The collection 'People at risk of poverty or social exclusion' houses main indicator on risk of poverty or social inclusion included in the Europe 2020 strategy as well as the intersections between sub-populations of all Europe 2020 indicators on poverty and social exclusion.'
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Eurostat. (April 12, 2024). Number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/546704/people-at-risk-of-poverty-in-the-uk/
Eurostat. "Number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/546704/people-at-risk-of-poverty-in-the-uk/
Eurostat. (2024). Number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/546704/people-at-risk-of-poverty-in-the-uk/
Eurostat. "Number of People at Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2006 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/546704/people-at-risk-of-poverty-in-the-uk/
Eurostat, Number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/546704/people-at-risk-of-poverty-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, April 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/546704/people-at-risk-of-poverty-in-the-uk/
