Facts and Statistics
State report: More than 1 in 3 Israeli children live in poverty
The number of poor in Israel has risen sharply since 2000, with a staggering 34.1 percent of children now living in poverty, according to a report issued Monday by the National Insurance Institute.
A total of 1.58 million people now live in poverty in Israel, half a million more than in 2000, when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took office. The number of poor children has reached 738,000, up from 714,000 last year and 482,000 in 2000.
The report shows that 24.1 percent of Israelis are currently living under the poverty line, up from 18.8 percent in 2000.
The report, which covers the first half of 2005, reveals that there are 403,000 poor families in Israel, representing 20.5 percent of the families in Israel - a figure that is up 9,000 families from last years report. Almost half of these families include at least one wage earner.
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