Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Egypt
Egypt: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 30.18 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Egypt stood at 30.18 million. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Egypt peaked at 30.18 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.38 million, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 24th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.11 million | 9.38 million | 17.05 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.77 million | 14.20 million | 15.33 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.56 million | 21.38 million | 28.11 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.18 million | 30.18 million | 30.18 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)
- 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 in Egypt?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Egypt was 30.18 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 30.18 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.38 million in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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 poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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