Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Australia
Australia: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 19.80 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Australia, 1981–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Australia stood at 19.80 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Australia peaked at 19.80 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.13 million, in 1981.
That places Australia 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.77 million | 6.13 million | 7.50 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 7.02 million | 7.02 million | 7.02 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.07 million | 9.17 million | 14.41 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.24 million | 15.11 million | 18.50 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.80 million | 19.80 million | 19.80 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,690 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.36 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.056 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.56 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0712 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0712 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0807 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1849 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Australia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Australia was 19.80 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.80 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 million in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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