Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Israel
Israel: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Israel stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Israel peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1979.
Israel ranks 52nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | — |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -75.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -75.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 9.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Israel?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Israel was 0.2% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1979.
- How does Israel rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Israel ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.