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

Latest (2022)
0.4
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
83rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1
in 2004
All-time low
0.2
in 1992
Years of data
26
1979–2022

Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Israel, 1979–2022

0.20.40.60.811979200020221979: 0.31986: 0.51992: 0.21997: 0.62001: 0.42002: 0.82003: 0.92004: 12005: 0.92006: 0.52007: 0.62008: 0.72009: 0.92010: 0.62011: 0.32012: 0.82013: 0.62014: 0.62015: 0.52016: 0.52017: 0.72018: 0.72019: 0.92020: 0.72021: 0.62022: 0.4

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 80 Latvia 0.4441 compare
  2. 81 Mongolia 0.4398 compare
  3. 82 Portugal 0.4133 compare
  4. 83 United Kingdom 0.4 compare
  5. 85 Chile 0.3997 compare
  6. 86 Malta 0.3939 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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