Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel
Israel: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 21.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel is 21.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel peaked at 23.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1992.
That places Israel 8th out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14.7% | — |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +7.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 21.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6%, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 21.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.6%, 2.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 13.7% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 18.3% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.2% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.5% | 21.0% | 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel was 21.0% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Israel ranks 8th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.