Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Israel
Israel: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 6.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 a day in Israel stood at 6.7%.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Israel peaked at 21.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2021.
Israel ranks 84th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 21.3% | — |
| 1986 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -40.5% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +39.2% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 6.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 6.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 44.1%, 15% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.5% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.0% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Israel?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Israel was 6.7% 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 $10 a day recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Israel ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.