Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Israel
Israel: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 8.92 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds in Israel is 8.92 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Israel peaked at 8.92 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.98 million, in 1979.
That places Israel 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.98 million | 2.98 million | 2.98 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.40 million | 3.40 million | 3.40 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.73 million | 4.48 million | 4.98 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.86 million | 5.47 million | 6.37 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.49 million | 6.55 million | 8.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 million | 8.56 million | 8.92 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,551 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.81 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.08 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 25.74 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0752 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0752 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.098 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2402 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Israel?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Israel was 8.92 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 million in 1979.
- How does Israel rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Israel ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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