Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Australia
Australia: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 23.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Australia, 2012–2020
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 23.3% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Australia peaked at 24.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2020.
Australia ranks 21st of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23.9% | — |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.9% | 24.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Australia?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Australia was 23.3% in 2020, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.