Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Israel
Israel: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 1.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
1.9%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
17th
of 26 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2012
All-time low
1.6%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Israel, 2005–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Israel stood at 1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Israel peaked at 2.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2007.
That places Israel 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.0% | — |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
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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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Israel?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Israel was 1.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2007.
- How does Israel rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Israel ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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