Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Egypt
Egypt: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 570,078 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 570,078 for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in 2021.
The figure is down 46.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Egypt peaked at 1.06 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 290,077, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 65th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 364,916 | 290,077 | 513,938 | 3 |
| 2000s | 526,581 | 508,153 | 545,009 | 2 |
| 2010s | 773,754 | 527,548 | 1.06 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 570,078 | 570,078 | 570,078 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 62 Guatemala 626,662 compare
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- 66 Philippines 507,201 compare
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- 68 Slovakia 482,542 compare
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)
- 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)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1868 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Egypt?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Egypt was 570,078 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,077 in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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