Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Israel

Israel: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 4.4 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.4
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
82nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
13.9
in 1986
All-time low
4.3
in 2021
Years of data
26
1979–2022

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Israel, 1979–2022

4681012141979200020221979: 13.11986: 13.91992: 7.21997: 8.92001: 6.82002: 12.12003: 11.32004: 12.72005: 12.12006: 11.62007: 9.42008: 9.22009: 10.32010: 10.22011: 9.12012: 8.52013: 6.82014: 7.42015: 6.82016: 5.62017: 5.42018: 4.52019: 5.22020: 4.42021: 4.32022: 4.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Israel recorded 4.4 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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.

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Israel, 1979 to 2022.
Year Value 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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.1 13.1 13.1 1
1980s 13.9 13.9 13.9 1
1990s 8.05 7.2 8.9 2
2000s 10.61 6.8 12.7 9
2010s 6.95 4.5 10.2 10
2020s 4.37 4.3 4.4 3

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 79 Hungary 4.95 compare
  2. 80 Russian Federation 4.75 compare
  3. 81 Chile 4.51 compare
  4. 83 Bulgaria 4.37 compare
  5. 84 Türkiye 4.14 compare
  6. 85 Slovakia 4.08 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Israel?
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Israel was 4.4 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 13.9 in 1986.
What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2021.
How does Israel rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
Israel ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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