Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Israel
Israel: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 4.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 4.4% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Israel peaked at 13.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2021.
That places Israel 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 13.1% | — |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | -48.2% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +77.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 4.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.3%, 14% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.8% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.5% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Israel?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Israel was 4.4% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 1986.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Israel ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.