Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Israel
Israel: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 39.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Israel is 39.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Israel peaked at 79.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2022.
That places Israel 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 79.0% | — |
| 1986 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.1% | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -4.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 39.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 39.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 42% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 69.4% | 71.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 56.2% | 67.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 40.1% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 39.4% | 41.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 in Israel?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Israel was 39.4% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Israel ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. 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.