Israel Poverty Rate 1979-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Israel poverty rate for 2021 was 3.50%, a 0.3% increase from 2020.
  • Israel poverty rate for 2020 was 3.20%, a 0.8% decline from 2019.
  • Israel poverty rate for 2019 was 4.00%, a 0.8% increase from 2018.
  • Israel poverty rate for 2018 was 3.20%, a 1% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Panama 12.90%
Argentina 11.40%
Uruguay 6.70%
Israel 3.50%
Greece 2.90%
Slovak Republic 2.40%
Hungary 2.20%
Latvia 2.10%
Spain 1.90%
Croatia 1.80%
Italy 1.70%
Portugal 1.70%
Sweden 1.40%
Lithuania 1.20%
Austria 1.10%
United States 1.00%
Poland 0.90%
Estonia 0.70%
United Kingdom 0.70%
France 0.50%
South Korea 0.50%
Ireland 0.30%
Denmark 0.30%
Netherlands 0.30%
Czech Republic 0.30%
Luxembourg 0.30%
Belgium 0.20%
Finland 0.10%
Cyprus 0.10%
Slovenia 0.10%
Israel Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2021 3.50% 0.30%
2020 3.20% -0.80%
2019 4.00% 0.80%
2018 3.20% -1.00%
2017 4.20% 0.20%
2016 4.00% -1.00%
2015 5.00% -0.50%
2014 5.50% 0.30%
2013 5.20% -1.50%
2012 6.70% -0.30%
2011 7.00% -0.50%
2010 7.50% -0.70%
2009 8.20% 1.00%
2008 7.20% 0.00%
2007 7.20% -1.80%
2006 9.00% -0.40%
2005 9.40% -0.30%
2004 9.70% 0.70%
2003 9.00% 0.50%
2002 8.50% 4.30%
2001 4.20% -1.80%
1997 6.00% 1.30%
1992 4.70% -5.30%
1986 10.00% 0.80%
1979 9.20% 0.80%