Poverty and living standards in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel: official figures
4,238 residents of Tel Aviv-Yafo were recorded as income support (guaranteed minimum income) recipients in the welfare section of the CBS 2023 profile: 8.6 for every 1,000 residents. That is 5th lowest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
How many pensioners in Tel Aviv-Yafo need an income supplement?
10.8% of people receiving old-age and survivors pensions in Tel Aviv-Yafo also received an income supplement for low-income pensioners (CBS profile, 2023). That is 3rd lowest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow rich or poor is Tel Aviv-Yafo?
The CBS socio-economic index (2021) places Tel Aviv-Yafo in cluster 8 on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest); its index value was 1.293 and its rank was 227 of 255 local authorities (1 = lowest). That is 2nd highest index value of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many older people in Tel Aviv-Yafo have difficulty with daily activities?
In Tel Aviv-Yafo, 29.1% of people aged 65 and over had great difficulty or could not perform daily activities at the 2022 Census. That is 3rd lowest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Tel Aviv-Yafo?
Adult residents of Tel Aviv-Yafo convicted in court in 2022 numbered 899, or 2.4 per 1,000 residents aged 18 and over (CBS profile, by the authority where the convicted person lived). That is joint 6th lowest rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many road accidents happen in Tel Aviv-Yafo?
646 road accidents with casualties happened in Tel Aviv-Yafo in the CBS 2023 profile, including 16 deaths: 1.3 injury accidents per 1,000 residents. That is 2nd highest rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow Tel Aviv-Yafo compares with other cities in Israel
Income support recipients per 1,000 residents (2023)
Tel Aviv-Yafo ranks 13 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income support recipients per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Holon | 12.7 |
| 11 | Rehovot | 11.9 |
| 12 | Bene Beraq | 8.9 |
| 13 | Tel Aviv-Yafo | 8.6 |
| 14 | Petah Tiqwa | 8.2 |
| 15 | Rishon Leziyyon | 7.7 |
| 16 | Ramat Gan | 5.9 |
Socio-economic index value (2021)
Tel Aviv-Yafo ranks 2 of 17, highest first. CBS socio-economic index of local authorities; higher is better off.
| Rank | City | Socio-economic index value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herzliyya | 1.361 |
| 2 | Tel Aviv-Yafo | 1.293 |
| 3 | Ramat Gan | 1.099 |
| 4 | Rishon Leziyyon | 0.727 |
| 5 | Rehovot | 0.601 |
| 6 | Petah Tiqwa | 0.550 |
| 7 | Haifa | 0.391 |
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Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Selected data, by localities and statistical areas - the 2022 Census, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 881f2c062565…)
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Local Authorities in Israel 2023: municipality profile, Tel Aviv-Yafo (Publication 1987), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2a1f71547f3…)
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Local Authorities in Israel 2023: municipality profiles (Publication 1987; one PDF per city, Jerusalem shown, the other 16 are cited on each city page), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5c1eddbb694d…)
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