Australia - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Australia was 0.500 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.000 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2010.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | 0.700 |
| 1995 | 0.700 |
| 2001 | 0.700 |
| 2003 | 1.000 |
| 2004 | 0.500 |
| 2008 | 0.400 |
| 2010 | 0.300 |
| 2014 | 0.500 |
| 2016 | 0.500 |
| 2018 | 0.500 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Australia was 0.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.30 in 1985 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 2016.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.20 |
| 1985 | 1.30 |
| 1989 | 1.00 |
| 1995 | 1.20 |
| 2001 | 1.00 |
| 2003 | 1.20 |
| 2004 | 0.70 |
| 2008 | 0.70 |
| 2010 | 0.70 |
| 2014 | 0.70 |
| 2016 | 0.50 |
| 2018 | 0.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Australia was 0.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.70 in 1995 and a minimum value of 0.70 in 2008.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.70 |
| 1985 | 1.70 |
| 1989 | 1.50 |
| 1995 | 1.70 |
| 2001 | 1.50 |
| 2003 | 1.50 |
| 2004 | 1.00 |
| 2008 | 0.70 |
| 2010 | 0.70 |
| 2014 | 0.70 |
| 2016 | 0.70 |
| 2018 | 0.70 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
