Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Egypt
Egypt: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 110.69 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Egypt is 110.69 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Egypt peaked at 110.69 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.98 million, in 1990.
That places Egypt 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.98 million | — |
| 1995 | 63.96 million | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 72.69 million | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 76.96 million | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 83.04 million | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 88.73 million | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 93.05 million | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 98.39 million | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 101.91 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 106.16 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 110.69 million | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.88 million | 54.98 million | 72.69 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 80.00 million | 76.96 million | 83.04 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.65 million | 88.73 million | 106.16 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 110.69 million | 110.69 million | 110.69 million | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.75 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,402 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Egypt?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Egypt was 110.69 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 110.69 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.98 million in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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