Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Israel
Israel: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 6.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Israel stood at 6.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Israel peaked at 21.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2021.
Israel ranks 84th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 21.3% | — |
| 1986 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -40.5% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +39.2% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.5% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.0% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Israel?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Israel was 6.7% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Israel ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.