Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia
Australia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 124,091 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia, 1981–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia is 124,091 people, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia peaked at 196,681 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 76,759 people, in 2008.
Australia ranks 61st of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 148,263 people | — |
| 1985 | 158,090 people | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 125,145 people | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 134,997 people | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 144,061 people | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 196,681 people | +36.5% |
| 2004 | 99,519 people | -49.4% |
| 2008 | 76,759 people | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 76,928 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 117,022 people | +52.1% |
| 2016 | 120,650 people | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 124,091 people | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 143,833 people | 125,145 people | 158,090 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 134,997 people | 134,997 people | 134,997 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 129,255 people | 76,759 people | 196,681 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 109,673 people | 76,928 people | 124,091 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia was 124,091 people in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 196,681 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,759 people in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Australia ranks 61st out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.