Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Australia
Australia: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Australia, 1981–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Australia is 0.9, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Australia peaked at 1.1 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2008.
Australia ranks 68th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.55 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
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 share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Australia?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Australia was 0.9 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1981.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Australia ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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