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Publication - Statistics

Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2022-25

Published
26 March 2026
From
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic
Children and families

This report presents estimates of the proportion of people, children, working-age adults and pensioners in Scotland living in poverty, and other statistics on household income and income inequality.

Supporting documents

Poverty and income inequality in Scotland 2022-25
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PDF
File size
1.4 MB
Three-year average estimates
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OpenDocument Spreadsheet
File size
388.4 kB
Single-year estimates
File type
OpenDocument Spreadsheet
File size
73.7 kB
Child poverty summary
File type
PDF
File size
368.3 kB
Child poverty summary (supporting estimates)
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OpenDocument Spreadsheet
File size
10.7 kB
Confidence intervals
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OpenDocument Spreadsheet
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30.6 kB
Impact of linkage and re-basing absolute poverty (three-year estimates)
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OpenDocument Spreadsheet
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12.9 kB
Impact of linkage and re-basing absolute poverty (single-year estimates)
File type
OpenDocument Spreadsheet
File size
13.9 kB
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