Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Israel

Israel: Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp was 0.2422 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2422
Change on year
down 46.1%
World rank
86th
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.4991
in 2004
All-time low
0
in 1979
Years of data
25
1979–2021

Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Israel, 1979–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51979200020211979: 01986: 0.2351992: 0.2151997: 0.2462001: 0.2492002: 0.482003: 0.4632004: 0.4992005: 0.4832006: 0.2252007: 0.4922008: 0.4842009: 0.4922010: 0.1942011: 0.2312012: 0.4892013: 0.4752014: 0.4922015: 0.4942016: 0.2412017: 0.4572018: 0.2362019: 0.4922020: 0.452021: 0.242

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Israel recorded 0.2422 for share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Israel peaked at 0.4991 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1979.

Israel ranks 86th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Israel, 1979 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1979 0
1986 0.2355
1992 0.2153 -8.6%
1997 0.2456 +14.1%
2001 0.249 +1.4%
2002 0.4804 +93.0%
2003 0.4627 -3.7%
2004 0.4991 +7.9%
2005 0.4833 -3.2%
2006 0.225 -53.5%
2007 0.4918 +118.6%
2008 0.4835 -1.7%
2009 0.4916 +1.7%
2010 0.1938 -60.6%
2011 0.2308 +19.1%
2012 0.4892 +112.0%
2013 0.4746 -3.0%
2014 0.4924 +3.8%
2015 0.4939 +0.3%
2016 0.2414 -51.1%
2017 0.4574 +89.5%
2018 0.2358 -48.4%
2019 0.4916 +108.4%
2020 0.4498 -8.5%
2021 0.2422 -46.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 0 0 1
1980s 0.2355 0.2355 0.2355 1
1990s 0.2305 0.2153 0.2456 2
2000s 0.4296 0.225 0.4991 9
2010s 0.3801 0.1938 0.4939 10
2020s 0.346 0.2422 0.4498 2

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 83 Canada 0.2486 compare
  2. 84 United Kingdom 0.2451 compare
  3. 85 Germany 0.2438 compare
  4. 87 Portugal 0.2265 compare
  5. 88 Malta 0.2109 compare
  6. 89 Norway 0.1565 compare

See the full ranking of 119 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Israel?
Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Israel was 0.2422 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 0.4991 in 2004.
What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1979.
How does Israel rank for share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp?
Israel ranks 86th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
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