Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Israel

Israel: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 9.52 million in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.52 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
68th
of 120 countries
All-time high
9.52 million
in 2022
All-time low
3.77 million
in 1979
Years of data
26
1979–2022

Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Israel, 1979–2022

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1979200020221979: 3.8M1986: 4.3M1992: 5.1M1997: 5.8M2001: 6.4M2002: 6.5M2003: 6.6M2004: 6.7M2005: 6.9M2006: 7.0M2007: 7.1M2008: 7.3M2009: 7.4M2010: 7.6M2011: 7.7M2012: 7.8M2013: 8.0M2014: 8.2M2015: 8.3M2016: 8.5M2017: 8.7M2018: 8.8M2019: 9.0M2020: 9.2M2021: 9.3M2022: 9.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Israel recorded 9.52 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank 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, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Israel peaked at 9.52 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.77 million, 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.

Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Israel, 1979 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1979 3.77 million
1986 4.28 million +13.3%
1992 5.11 million +19.5%
1997 5.80 million +13.5%
2001 6.41 million +10.6%
2002 6.52 million +1.6%
2003 6.63 million +1.7%
2004 6.74 million +1.7%
2005 6.87 million +1.9%
2006 7.02 million +2.2%
2007 7.14 million +1.7%
2008 7.26 million +1.7%
2009 7.42 million +2.2%
2010 7.58 million +2.2%
2011 7.74 million +2.2%
2012 7.85 million +1.4%
2013 8.01 million +2.1%
2014 8.17 million +1.9%
2015 8.34 million +2.1%
2016 8.50 million +2.0%
2017 8.65 million +1.8%
2018 8.82 million +1.9%
2019 8.97 million +1.7%
2020 9.15 million +2.0%
2021 9.32 million +1.8%
2022 9.52 million +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.77 million 3.77 million 3.77 million 1
1980s 4.28 million 4.28 million 4.28 million 1
1990s 5.46 million 5.11 million 5.80 million 2
2000s 6.89 million 6.41 million 7.42 million 9
2010s 8.26 million 7.58 million 8.97 million 10
2020s 9.33 million 9.15 million 9.52 million 3

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 65 Tajikistan 9.94 million compare
  2. 66 Niger 9.84 million compare
  3. 67 Hungary 9.64 million compare
  4. 69 Belarus 9.38 million compare
  5. 70 Madagascar 9.33 million compare
  6. 71 Honduras 9.12 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Israel?
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Israel was 9.52 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 9.52 million in 2022.
What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 3.77 million in 1979.
How does Israel rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
Israel ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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