Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Israel
Israel: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 38,230 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Israel stood at 38,230 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Israel peaked at 81,486 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,246 people, in 1992.
That places Israel 85th 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.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Israel, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 11,358 people | — |
| 1986 | 21,495 people | +89.2% |
| 1992 | 10,246 people | -52.3% |
| 1997 | 35,016 people | +241.8% |
| 2001 | 25,756 people | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 52,560 people | +104.1% |
| 2003 | 60,207 people | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 68,090 people | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 62,371 people | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 35,268 people | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 43,081 people | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 51,162 people | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 67,370 people | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 45,742 people | -32.1% |
| 2011 | 23,297 people | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 63,284 people | +171.6% |
| 2013 | 48,357 people | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 49,294 people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 41,900 people | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 42,730 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 60,993 people | +42.7% |
| 2018 | 62,180 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 81,486 people | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 64,506 people | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 56,228 people | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 38,230 people | -32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,358 people | 11,358 people | 11,358 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 21,495 people | 21,495 people | 21,495 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 22,631 people | 10,246 people | 35,016 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 51,763 people | 25,756 people | 68,090 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 51,926 people | 23,297 people | 81,486 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,988 people | 38,230 people | 64,506 people | 3 |
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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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Israel?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Israel was 38,230 people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 81,486 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,246 people in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Israel ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.