Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Israel
Israel: Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl was 2.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
2.6%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
17th
of 26 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2018
All-time low
2.1%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019
Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Israel, 2005–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Israel stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Israel peaked at 2.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2007.
Israel ranks 17th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
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 households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Israel?
- Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Israel was 2.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2007.
- How does Israel rank for households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl?
- Israel ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) by out-of-pocket payments (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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