Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Israel
Israel: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 47.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Israel, 1979–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Israel stood at 47.2%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Israel peaked at 84.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2018.
That places Israel 92nd out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 84.0% | — |
| 1986 | 83.5% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 76.7% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 74.7% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 47.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Israel's 47.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.8%, 49% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.7% | 74.7% | 76.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 62.0% | 73.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 45.7% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 47.2% | 47.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Israel?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Israel was 47.2% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2018.
- How does Israel rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Israel ranks 92nd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.