Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt
Egypt: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 23.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt, 1990–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt is 23.8%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt peaked at 41.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2015.
Egypt ranks 35th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.5% | — |
| 1995 | 41.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | -34.3% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +59.1% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 27.2% | 41.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 33.5% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 18.2% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 32 Honduras 29.0% compare
- 33 Philippines 28.3% compare
- 34 Guatemala 24.4% compare
- 36 Mauritania 23.6% compare
- 37 Tajikistan 17.8% compare
- 38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.3% compare
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 share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt was 23.8% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.