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Household income per person in United Kingdom
1997 – 2023 · 27 data points
2 of 4 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1997 – 2023
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Latest value · 2023
US$36,868
+12%
since 2022
Countries · 2023
2 of 4
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013
+67%
+4.0% a year on average
Household income per person, 1997 – 2023 US Dollar
+67% since 2013
US$10,000
US$20,000
US$30,000
US$40,000
1997
2005
2010
2015
2023
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1997 – 2023
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1997 – 2023
Latest value
US$36,868 · 2023
First value
US$13,409 · 1997
Highest
US$36,868 · 2023
Lowest
US$13,368 · 1998
Average change
+4.0% a year on average
Data points
27
By year
All years · 1997 – 2023
| Year | United Kingdom | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US$36,868 | +12% |
| 2022 | US$32,936 | +12% |
| 2021 | US$29,513 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | US$27,900 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | US$27,795 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | US$26,108 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | US$24,996 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | US$24,371 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | US$23,576 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | US$22,612 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | US$22,075 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | US$21,428 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | US$20,922 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | US$20,699 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | US$20,408 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | US$20,558 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | US$20,159 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | US$19,498 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | US$18,400 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | US$18,247 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | US$17,129 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | US$16,548 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | US$16,342 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | US$15,292 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | US$13,979 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | US$13,368 | −0.3% |
| 1997 | US$13,409 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1997 – 2023
Ranking · Countries
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Household income per person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mexico | US$5,353 | |
| 4 | South Korea | US$25,967 | |
| 3 | Canada | US$31,518 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$32,936 | |
| 1 | United States | US$56,598 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022
What it means
Money households have to spend or save, per resident.
How it is calculated
Disposable income of households (after taxes and including benefits) divided by the population; current prices.
Economy & jobs
United Kingdom in numbers
GDP per person
£39,845
2023
GDP per person (PPP)
US$59,700
2023
Gross domestic product
US$4T
2025
Economic growth
1.4%
2025
Inflation
3.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.9%
2023
Youth unemployment
14.6%
2025
Employment rate
75.2%
2024
Labour force participation
61.4%
2025
Income inequality (Gini)
32.4
2021