Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Australia
Australia: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 230,843 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Australia, 1981–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 230,843 for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.1% on the previous year and up 109.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Australia peaked at 230,843 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 106,246, in 2008.
Australia ranks 59th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 157,447 | 134,515 | 173,671 | 3 |
| 1990s | 180,049 | 180,049 | 180,049 | 1 |
| 2000s | 159,044 | 106,246 | 216,928 | 4 |
| 2010s | 130,437 | 110,159 | 149,780 | 4 |
| 2020s | 230,843 | 230,843 | 230,843 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 56 El Salvador 292,567 compare
- 57 United Kingdom 267,936 compare
- 58 Bolivia 254,499 compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 157,989 compare
- 61 Georgia 156,464 compare
- 62 Turkey 149,369 compare
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 thresholds stacke in Australia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Australia was 230,843 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 230,843 in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,246 in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Australia ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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