Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Israel
Israel: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Israel stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Israel peaked at 1.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.
That places Israel 83rd 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 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.08 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 25.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.098 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0752 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0752 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2402 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Israel?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Israel was 0.4% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Israel ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.