Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Egypt
Egypt: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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
In 2021, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Egypt stood at 4.4%.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Egypt peaked at 6.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1995.
That places Egypt 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.9% | — |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -58.7% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +55.5% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 6.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 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 50% of the median in Egypt?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Egypt was 4.4% 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 50% of the median recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Egypt ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 50% 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 50% of the median.