Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Israel
Israel: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Israel, 1979–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.0% for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Israel peaked at 1.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.
That places Israel 75th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.8% | — |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -67.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +241.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +204.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +33.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
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 population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Israel?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Israel was 1.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Israel ranks 75th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.