Collection

Income Tax statistics and distributions

Analysis of estimated Income Tax liabilities statistics

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 30 April 2014
• Last updated: 29 June 2023 — See all updates

The Income Tax liability tables in this series provide breakdowns of the number of Income Tax payers and Income Tax liabilities by age, sex, country and Government Office Region, marginal Income Tax rate, income source, and tax band.

You can find tables for previous years on the National Archives website.

Release schedule

These tables are published annually at schedules dictated by the release of new survey information for Income Tax payers and the publication of revised forecasts for the UK economy by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

For the exact date of release please refer to the UK Statistics publication hub or refer to the scheduled updates section:

• UK Statistics Publication Hub
• National and official statistics - scheduled updates

From this year forward the Tax structure and parameters statistics will be published with the Income Tax Liabilities statistics.

National statistics

• Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2020 to 2021 to tax year 2023 to 2024
  • 28 September 2023
  • National statistics
• Table 2.1 Number of individual Income Tax payers
  • 29 June 2023
  • National statistics
• Table 2.2 Number of Income Tax payers by country
  • 29 June 2023
  • National statistics
• Table 2.4 Shares of total Income Tax liability
  • 29 June 2023
  • National statistics
• Table 2.5 Income Tax liabilities by income range
  • 29 June 2023
  • National statistics
• Table 2.6 Income Tax liabilities by marginal rate of Income Tax
  • 29 June 2023
  • National statistics

Income tax liabilities - historical tables

• Table 2.1a Number of Income Tax payers and Income Tax liabilities for historic years
  • 1 January 1994
  • National statistics
• Table 2.2a Number of Income Tax payers by country for historic years
  • 1 April 2013
  • National statistics
• Table 2.5a Income Tax liabilities by income range for historic years
  • 29 June 2023
  • National statistics
• Table 2.6a Income Tax liabilities by marginal rate of Income Tax for historic years
  • 29 June 2023
  • National statistics
• Table 2.7 Percentage of earnings paid in Income Tax
  • 30 June 2022
  • National statistics

Previous publications

• Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2019 to 2020 to tax year 2022 to 2023
  • 30 June 2022
  • National statistics
• Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2018 to 2019 to tax year 2021 to 2022
  • 30 June 2021
  • National statistics
• Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2017 to 2018, to tax year 2020 to 2021
  • 26 June 2020
  • National statistics
• Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2016 to 2017 to tax year 2019 to 2020
  • 28 June 2019
  • National statistics
• Income tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2015 to 2016 to tax year 2018 to 2019
  • 25 May 2018
  • National statistics
• Income tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2014 to 2015 to tax year 2017 to 2018
  • 31 May 2017
  • National statistics
• Income tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2013 to 2014 to tax year 2016 to 2017
  • 18 May 2016
  • National statistics
• Income tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2012 to 2013, to tax year 2015 to 2016
  • 22 May 2015
  • National statistics
• Income tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2011 to 2012, to tax year 2014 to 2015
  • 30 April 2014
  • National statistics
• Income tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2010 to 2011, to tax year 2013 to 2014
  • 30 April 2013
  • National statistics
• Income tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2009 to 2010, to tax year 2012 to 2013
  • 27 April 2012
  • National statistics
• Income tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2008 to 2009, to tax year 2011 to 2012
  • 28 April 2011
  • National statistics

Published 30 April 2014
Last updated 29 June 2023 + show all updates

1. 29 June 2023

   New publication added: 'Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2020 to 2021 to tax year 2023 to 2024' and updated tables with new information for tax year 2023 to 2024.

2. 25 November 2022

   Page updated to include information about current HMRC public consultation on our statistical publications.

3. 30 June 2022

   New publication added: 'Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2019 to 2020 to tax year 2022 to 2023' and updated tables with new information for tax year 2022 to 2023.

4. 30 June 2021

   Updated tables with new information for tax year 2021 to 2022. Changes made for accessibility purposes: tables are provided as open source spreadsheets and the bulletin is published in HTML format.

5. 26 June 2020

   Updated tables with new information for tax year 2020 to 2021.

6. 28 June 2019

   Updated tables with new information for tax year 2019 to 2020.

7. 25 May 2018

   Updated tables with new information for tax year 2018 to 2019.

8. 1 December 2017

   Added link to User Engagement Exercise.

9. 31 May 2017

   Updated tables with new information for tax year 2017 to 2018.

10. 18 May 2016

    Updated tables with new information for tax year 2016 to 2017.

11. 22 May 2015

    updated front page

12. 13 February 2015

    Tables updated for 2014-15

13. 30 April 2014

    Publication updated to April 30th 2014.

14. 30 April 2014

    First published.

15. 7 February 2014

    The Income tax liabilities statistics publication has been updated to February 2014.