Share of population in extreme poverty in Israel
Israel: Share of population in extreme poverty was 0.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
83rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1
in 2004
All-time low
0.2
in 1992
Years of data
26
1979–2022
Share of population in extreme poverty in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population in extreme poverty in Israel stood at 0.4.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty in Israel peaked at 1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1992.
That places Israel 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of population in extreme poverty in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3 | — |
| 1986 | 0.5 | +66.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2 | -60.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6 | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4 | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +166.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7444 | 0.4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.62 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5667 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 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 of population in extreme poverty in Israel?
- Share of population in extreme poverty in Israel was 0.4 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for share of population in extreme poverty?
- Israel ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population in extreme poverty rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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