Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 107,103 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Palestine, State of, 2004–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 107,103 people for distribution of population between different poverty lines in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 636.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Palestine, State of peaked at 107,103 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,538 people, in 2011.
That places Palestine, State of 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56,733 people | — |
| 2005 | 41,814 people | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 16,145 people | -61.4% |
| 2007 | 102,295 people | +533.6% |
| 2009 | 22,503 people | -78.0% |
| 2010 | 24,522 people | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 14,538 people | -40.7% |
| 2016 | 61,070 people | +320.1% |
| 2023 | 107,103 people | +75.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,898 people | 16,145 people | 102,295 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 33,377 people | 14,538 people | 61,070 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 107,103 people | 107,103 people | 107,103 people | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Palestine, State of
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,465 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 -2.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.65 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.6% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines in Palestine, State of?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Palestine, State of was 107,103 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 107,103 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,538 people in 2011.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Palestine, State of ranks 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 636.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.