The scale of economic inequality in the UK
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UK income inequality
The UK has a very high level of income inequality compared to other developed countries.
Households in the bottom 10% of the population have on average a net income of £9,277. The top 10% have net incomes over nine times that (£83,897). As can be seen from the graph, income inequality is much starker at the top of the income scale, with the group with the ninth highest incomes making only 60% of the top 10%’s income. Inequality is much higher amongst original income than ...
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