Australia vs Ireland: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Australia
1,481 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Ireland
1,558 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
Ireland rank
10th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1,558 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,481 international-$ in 2021 prices in Australia, a difference of 77.23 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 10th of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.