Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Australia
Australia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 230,843 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Australia, 1981–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Australia recorded 230,843 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Australia peaked at 230,843 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 106,246 people, in 2008.
That places Australia 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 people | 134,515 people | 173,671 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 180,049 people | 180,049 people | 180,049 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 159,044 people | 106,246 people | 216,928 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 130,437 people | 110,159 people | 149,780 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 230,843 people | 230,843 people | 230,843 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 56 El Salvador 292,567 people compare
- 57 United Kingdom 267,936 people compare
- 58 Bolivia 254,499 people compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 157,989 people compare
- 61 Georgia 156,464 people compare
- 62 Turkey 149,369 people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.056 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0807 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1849 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Australia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Australia was 230,843 people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 230,843 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,246 people in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Australia ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.