Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Australia
Australia: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 20.25 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Australia, 1981–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Australia is 20.25, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Australia peaked at 55.25 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 20.24, in 2014.
Australia ranks 104th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.19 | 49.75 | 52.49 | 3 |
| 1990s | 55.25 | 55.25 | 55.25 | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.08 | 26.34 | 46.73 | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.68 | 20.24 | 25 | 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 poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Australia?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Australia was 20.25 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.25 in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.24 in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- Australia ranks 104th out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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