Number of people living in extreme poverty in Egypt
Egypt: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 110.69 million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Egypt is 110.69 million people, 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, number of people living in extreme poverty in Egypt peaked at 110.69 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.98 million people, 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.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.98 million people | — |
| 1995 | 63.96 million people | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 72.69 million people | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 76.96 million people | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 83.04 million people | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 88.73 million people | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 93.05 million people | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 98.39 million people | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 101.91 million people | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 106.16 million people | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 110.69 million people | +4.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 110.69 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.39 million people, 7.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 110.69 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.21 million people, 7.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.88 million people | 54.98 million people | 72.69 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 80.00 million people | 76.96 million people | 83.04 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.65 million people | 88.73 million people | 106.16 million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 110.69 million people | 110.69 million people | 110.69 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,402 kg per hectare (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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Egypt?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Egypt was 110.69 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 110.69 million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.98 million people in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.