Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Egypt
Egypt: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 7.52 million in 2019. β² Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Egypt, 1990β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Egypt stood at 7.52 million.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Egypt peaked at 8.33 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.44 million, in 1995.
That places Egypt 48th out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.23 million | 2.44 million | 4.55 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.33 million | 4.31 million | 4.36 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.84 million | 5.90 million | 8.33 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Egypt?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Egypt was 7.52 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.33 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 million in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Egypt ranks 48th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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