Poverty & Inequality in Palestine

88 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Palestine.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of population living in extreme poverty 2.1% 2023 up 453.8% 55th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 28.6% 2023 up 11.3% 52nd
Number of people living in extreme poverty 5.06 million people 2023 up 30.8% 93rd
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 107,103 people 2023 up 636.7% 67th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 107,103 people 2023 up 636.7% 67th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 28.6% 2023 up 11.3% 52nd
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 2.1% 2023 up 453.8% 55th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 8.7% 2023 up 87.2% 37th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 14.7% 2023 up 49.3% 32nd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 22.5% 2023 up 30.0% 29th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 96.5% 2023 down 0.2% 51st
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 2.1% 2023 up 453.8% 55th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 6.1% 2023 up 111.0% 53rd
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 2.1% 2023 up 453.8% 55th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 39.4% 2023 up 5.5% 51st
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 107,103 people 2023 up 636.7% 67th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 179,840 people 2023 up 41.4% 80th
Gini coefficient 0.3638 2023 up 5.7% 42nd
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 2.1% 2020 down 43.2% 86th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 2.1% 2023 up 453.8% 53rd
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 1.92 million people 2016 up 46.2% 79th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.8% 2016 up 164.0% 62nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 97.7% 2016 up 0.5% 42nd
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.8% 2016 up 164.0% 62nd
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 36,706 people 2016 up 243.6% 76th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 4.5% 2016 up 16.2% 58th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 21.9% 2016 up 3.2% 51st
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.5% 2016 up 60.3% 68th