Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt
Egypt: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 68.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-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
Egypt recorded 68.7% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt peaked at 81.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 27th out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.8% | — |
| 1995 | 81.8% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 70.5% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 70.5% | 81.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 77.4% | 77.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 64.4% | 72.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.4% compare
- 25 Bangladesh 69.5% compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 68.9% compare
- 28 Senegal 67.8% compare
- 29 Philippines 62.7% compare
- 30 Mauritania 59.6% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Egypt was 68.7% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Egypt ranks 27th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.