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.
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
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1393 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.73 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3165 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.06 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 126.13 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.