Number of people living in extreme poverty in Israel
Israel: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 9.52 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.52 million people
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
68th
of 120 countries
All-time high
9.52 million people
in 2022
All-time low
3.77 million people
in 1979
Years of data
26
1979–2022
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Israel recorded 9.52 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2022. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Israel peaked at 9.52 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.77 million people, in 1979.
Israel ranks 68th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Israel, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.77 million people | — |
| 1986 | 4.28 million people | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 5.11 million people | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 5.80 million people | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 6.41 million people | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 6.52 million people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.63 million people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.74 million people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.87 million people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.02 million people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.14 million people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.26 million people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 7.42 million people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.58 million people | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.74 million people | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.85 million people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.01 million people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.17 million people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.34 million people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.50 million people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.65 million people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.82 million people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.97 million people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.15 million people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.32 million people | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.52 million people | +2.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 9.52 million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.58 million people, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 9.52 million people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.21 million people, 63% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.77 million people | 3.77 million people | 3.77 million people | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.28 million people | 4.28 million people | 4.28 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.46 million people | 5.11 million people | 5.80 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.89 million people | 6.41 million people | 7.42 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.26 million people | 7.58 million people | 8.97 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 million people | 9.15 million people | 9.52 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 2.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,551 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 38.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.81 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Israel?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Israel was 9.52 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 million people in 1979.
- How does Israel rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Israel ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.