Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Egypt
Egypt: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 1.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Egypt is 1.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Egypt peaked at 1.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 113th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.4% | — |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Egypt?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Egypt was 1.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Egypt ranks 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.