Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Australia
Australia: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) was 0.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Australia, 1981–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Australia is 0.5%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Australia peaked at 1.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
Australia ranks 69th 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.
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.0% | — |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -25.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +33.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -49.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 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 share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Australia?
- Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) in Australia was 0.5% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)?
- Australia ranks 69th out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $2.15 per day.