Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia
Australia: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 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 %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia peaked at 1.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
Australia ranks 97th 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.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.7% | — |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -32.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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 on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Australia was 0.7% 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 on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Australia ranks 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.