Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Israel
Israel: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Israel is 0.4, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Israel peaked at 1 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.
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 | 0.7444 | 0.4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.62 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5667 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,551 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.81 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.08 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 25.74 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0752 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0752 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.098 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2402 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Israel?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Israel was 0.4 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Israel ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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