Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 8.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 8.6%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 13.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2018.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.8% | — |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.5% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.6% | 13.2% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 8.6% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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