Income Distribution and Poverty : by country

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Income Distribution and Poverty : by country

10 April 2019: New data are available for Korea (income years 2015, 2016, 2017, on the basis of a new survey), Finland, Israel, Norway and Sweden (income year 2017), Germany and Mexico (income year 2016). Data have been revised for Switzerland (income years 2006-14).

Country
Age group
Year							2004	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016


Measure			Methodology	Definition	Unit
Mean disposable income (current prices)			New income definition since 2012	Current definition	Australian Dollar		..	..	..	52 969	57 438	58 427
Mean disposable income (current prices)			Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		33 003	47 284	49 607	53 696	..	..
Mean disposable income (current prices)	Total earnings (current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	47 924	51 918	54 709
	Total earnings (current prices)		Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		29 928	42 435	43 571	47 924	..	..
	Income from self-employment and from goods produced for own consumption (current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	3 623	3 936	3 410
	Income from self-employment and from goods produced for own consumption (current prices)	Income from self-employment (current prices)	New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	..	..	3 410
		Income from self-employment (current prices)	Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		2 917	3 488	3 376	3 623	..	..
	Current transfers received (Current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	9 136	9 931	10 459
	Current transfers paid (Current prices)				Australian Dollar		..	..	..	-11 128	-14 081	-14 511
	Current transfers paid (Current prices)	Taxes and social security contributions paid directly by households (Current prices)			Australian Dollar		..	..	..	-10 358	-13 201	-13 801
	Current transfers paid (Current prices)		Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		-7 606	-9 750	-8 999	-10 358	..	..
Median disposable income (current prices)			New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	45 651	48 537	49 154
Median disposable income (current prices)			Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		28 874	40 435	42 048	46 161	..	..
All age groups: mean disposable income (current prices)			New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	52 969	57 438	58 427
All age groups: mean disposable income (current prices)			Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		33 003	47 284	49 607	53 696	..	..
All age groups: mean disposable income (current prices)	Age group 0-17: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	47 782	53 093	54 451
	Age group 0-17: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		30 128	41 753	44 389	48 217	..	..
	Age group 18-25: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	60 028	63 201	65 355
	Age group 18-25: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		37 954	55 024	57 996	60 630	..	..
	Age group 26-40: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	58 672	61 275	62 615
	Age group 26-40: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		36 191	51 890	54 206	59 423	..	..
	Age group 41-50: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	57 152	62 993	63 314
	Age group 41-50: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		37 092	52 725	54 788	58 171	..	..
	Age group 51-65: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	57 032	62 878	63 055
	Age group 51-65: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		33 564	51 552	52 873	58 016	..	..
	Age group 66-75: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	37 524	43 274	45 507
	Age group 66-75: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		23 163	31 710	34 367	38 168	..	..
	Age group 76+: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012		Australian Dollar		..	..	..	32 762	36 497	37 309
	Age group 76+: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011		Australian Dollar		21 196	27 756	29 748	33 385	..	..
Gini (disposable income, post taxes and transfers)			New income definition since 2012		0-1 scale		..	..	..	0.326	0.337	0.33
Gini (disposable income, post taxes and transfers)			Income definition until 2011		0-1 scale		0.315	0.336	0.334	0.324	..	..
Standard error Gini (post taxes and transfers)			New income definition since 2012		Standard-error		..	..	..	0.005	0.007	0.005
Standard error Gini (post taxes and transfers)			Income definition until 2011		Standard-error		0.004	0.004	0.006	0.004	..	..
Gini (market income, before taxes and transfers)			New income definition since 2012		0-1 scale		..	..	..	0.463	0.483	0.469
Gini (market income, before taxes and transfers)			Income definition until 2011		0-1 scale		0.465	0.468	0.469	0.46	..	..
Palma ratio			New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	1.24	1.34	1.26
Palma ratio			Income definition until 2011		Ratio		1.17	1.33	1.3	1.23	..	..
P90/P10 disposable income decile ratio			New income definition since 2012		Interdecile ratio P90/P10		..	..	..	4.4	4.3	4.3
P90/P10 disposable income decile ratio			Income definition until 2011		Interdecile ratio P90/P10		4.1	4.5	4.5	4.4	..	..
P90/P50 disposable income decile ratio			New income definition since 2012		Interdecile ratio P90/P50		..	..	..	2	2	2.1
P90/P50 disposable income decile ratio			Income definition until 2011		Interdecile ratio P90/P50		1.9	2	2	2	..	..
P50/P10 disposable income decile ratio			New income definition since 2012		Interdecile ratio P50/P10		..	..	..	2.2	2.2	2.1
P50/P10 disposable income decile ratio			Income definition until 2011		Interdecile ratio P50/P10		2.1	2.3	2.2	2.2	..	..
S80/S20 disposable income quintile share			New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	5.5	5.7	5.5
S80/S20 disposable income quintile share			Income definition until 2011		Ratio		5.1	5.7	5.7	5.4	..	..
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.263	0.264	0.252
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			Income definition until 2011		Ratio		0.288	0.272	0.273	0.26	..	..
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.14	0.128	0.121
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			Income definition until 2011		Ratio		0.132	0.146	0.144	0.138	..	..
Mean Poverty gap after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.271	0.278	0.287
			Income definition until 2011		Ratio		0.233	0.263	0.245	0.255	..	..
All age groups: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers			New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.14	0.128	0.119
All age groups: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers			Income definition until 2011		Ratio		0.132	0.146	0.145	0.138	..	..
All age groups: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers	Age group 0-17: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.129	0.13	0.125
	Age group 0-17: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011		Ratio		0.125	0.14	0.151	0.13	..	..
	Age group 18-25: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.079	0.08	0.064
	Age group 18-25: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011		Ratio		0.083	0.068	0.062	0.078	..	..
	Age group 26-40: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.08	0.084	0.075
	Age group 26-40: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011		Ratio		0.084	0.087	0.084	0.078	..	..
	Age group 41-50: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.097	0.096	0.093
	Age group 41-50: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011		Ratio		0.084	0.09	0.101	0.094	..	..
	Age group 51-65: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.164	0.14	0.129
	Age group 51-65: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011		Ratio		0.175	0.16	0.158	0.16	..	..
	Age group 66-75: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012		Ratio		..	..	..	0.305	0.234	0.195
	Age group 66-75: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011		Ratio	0.295	0.352	0.312	0.302	..	..
	Age group 76+: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.378	0.292	0.287
	Age group 76+: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.312	0.447	0.415	0.38	..	..
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.303	0.304	0.292
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.327	0.317	0.31	0.3	..	..
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.209	0.205	0.199
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.209	0.217	0.216	0.208	..	..
Mean Poverty gap after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.291	0.281	0.279
			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.259	0.286	0.276	0.282	..	..
Total number of individuals			New income definition since 2012	Persons		..	..	..	22 189 022	22 679 342	23 293 506
Total number of individuals			Income definition until 2011	Persons		19 606 630	20 643 129	21 589 428	22 189 022	..	..
Age group 0-17: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.23	0.23	0.231
Age group 0-17: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.249	0.24	0.235	0.23	..	..
Age group 18-25: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.112	0.109	0.105
Age group 18-25: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.104	0.108	0.113	0.112	..	..
Age group 26-40: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.216	0.214	0.213
Age group 26-40: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.22	0.214	0.215	0.216	..	..
Age group 41-50: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.14	0.137	0.137
Age group 41-50: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.148	0.145	0.142	0.14	..	..
Age group 51-65: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.179	0.18	0.178
Age group 51-65: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.166	0.175	0.177	0.179	..	..
Age group 66-75: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.072	0.078	0.082
Age group 66-75: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.068	0.068	0.068	0.072	..	..
Age group 76+: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio		..	..	..	0.051	0.052	0.054
Age group 76+: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio		0.045	0.05	0.049	0.051	..	..
Total number of households			New income definition since 2012	Number		..	..	..	8 630 428	8 766 425	8 962 301
Total number of households			Income definition until 2011	Number		7 735 778	8 077 302	8 398 520	8 630 428	..	..
Consumer Price Index (base 2015=100)			New income definition since 2012	Index		..	..	..	93.82401	98.51405	101.277
Consumer Price Index (base 2015=100)			Income definition until 2011	Index		75.04063	85.21012	89.25006	93.82401	..	..
Purchasing Power Parities for private consumption			New income definition since 2012	National currency per US dollar		..	..	..	1.546202	1.530216	1.555574
Purchasing Power Parities for private consumption			Income definition until 2011	National currency per US dollar		1.444044	1.530675	1.553784	1.546202	..	..

Data extracted on 24 Apr 2019 05:33 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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