Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Australia
Australia: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 24.53 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Australia, 1981–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 24.53 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Australia peaked at 24.53 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.29 million, in 1981.
That places Australia 23rd out of 119 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.17 million | 14.29 million | 16.06 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 17.30 million | 17.30 million | 17.30 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.57 million | 18.65 million | 20.97 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.29 million | 21.66 million | 24.53 million | 4 |
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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Australia?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Australia was 24.53 million in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.53 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.29 million in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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