Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel
Israel: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 21.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel stood at 21.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel peaked at 23.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1992.
That places Israel 6th out of 130 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14.7% | — |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +7.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 21.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Israel's 21.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 2.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 13.7% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 18.3% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.2% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.5% | 21.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More infrastructure data for Israel
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 177.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.56 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.66 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2599 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -28.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.56 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.66 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Israel was 21.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Israel ranks 6th out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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