Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Egypt
Egypt: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 58.46 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Egypt is 58.46, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Egypt peaked at 77.1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 56.79, in 2015.
That places Egypt 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.92 | — |
| 1995 | 77.1 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 64 | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 72.36 | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 71.85 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.47 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 60.61 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 56.79 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 66.76 | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 62.16 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 58.46 | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.67 | 64 | 77.1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 72.1 | 71.85 | 72.36 | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.96 | 56.79 | 66.76 | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.46 | 58.46 | 58.46 | 1 |
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)
- 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 share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Egypt?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Egypt was 58.46 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1 in 1995.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.79 in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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