Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Israel
Israel: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits was 16 Hours per week in 2025. ▲ Rising
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Israel, 2008–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
Israel recorded 16 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Israel peaked at 20 Hours per week in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14 Hours per week, in 2008.
Israel ranks 23rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Israel, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14 Hours per week | — |
| 2009 | 15 Hours per week | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 16 Hours per week | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 Hours per week | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 19 Hours per week | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 18 Hours per week | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 19 Hours per week | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 18 Hours per week | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 19 Hours per week | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 20 Hours per week | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 18 Hours per week | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 Hours per week | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 18 Hours per week | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 Hours per week | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 16 Hours per week is below the median for high income countries, which is 20 Hours per week, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5 Hours per week | 14 Hours per week | 15 Hours per week | 2 |
| 2010s | 18 Hours per week | 16 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.17 Hours per week | 16 Hours per week | 18 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 207.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 394.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 287.7 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Israel?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Israel was 16 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 20 Hours per week in 2018.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 Hours per week in 2008.
- How does Israel rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Israel ranks 23rd out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.