Australia Poverty Rate 1981-2024
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Australia poverty rate for 2018 was 1.00%, a 0% increase from 2016.
- Australia poverty rate for 2016 was 1.00%, a 0% increase from 2014.
- Australia poverty rate for 2014 was 1.00%, a 0% increase from 2010.
- Australia poverty rate for 2010 was 1.00%, a 0.3% increase from 2008.
Australia Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
2018 |
1.00% |
0.00% |
2016 |
1.00% |
0.00% |
2014 |
1.00% |
0.00% |
2010 |
1.00% |
0.30% |
2008 |
0.70% |
-0.50% |
2004 |
1.20% |
-0.50% |
2003 |
1.70% |
0.20% |
2001 |
1.50% |
-0.20% |
1995 |
1.70% |
-0.30% |
1989 |
2.00% |
0.00% |
1985 |
2.00% |
0.30% |
1981 |
1.70% |
0.30% |