Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Israel
Israel: Share of global population living in extreme poverty including was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 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 share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Israel is 0.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china 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.
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3% | — |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -60.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +166.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.7%, 23% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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)
- 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 share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Israel?
- Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china 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 of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Israel ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china 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 of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China. 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.