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
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Israel, 1979–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 29.81 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -9.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.08 (2023)
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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