Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Egypt
Egypt: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 570,078 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Egypt is 570,078, measured 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 round povli in Egypt peaked at 1.06 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 290,077, in 1995.
That places Egypt 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 |
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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 distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Egypt?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Egypt was 570,078 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,077 in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli 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 round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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