Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Palestine
Palestine: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 28.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Palestine, 2004–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Palestine stood at 28.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Palestine peaked at 35.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2011.
Palestine ranks 52nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31.5% | — |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 28.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 40% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 28.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.3%, 88% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 25.9% | 35.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 25.7% | 27.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More poverty & inequality data for Palestine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,465 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 -2.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.65 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.6% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Palestine?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Palestine was 28.6% in 2023, 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2011.
- How does Palestine rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Palestine ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.