Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Palestine
Palestine: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 8.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Palestine, 2004–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Palestine stood at 8.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Palestine peaked at 8.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2009.
Palestine ranks 37th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.9% | — |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -41.5% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +42.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +31.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 8.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 8.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.6%, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More poverty & inequality data for Palestine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,465 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 -2.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.65 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.6% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Palestine?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Palestine was 8.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2009.
- How does Palestine rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Palestine ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.