Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Egypt
Egypt: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 7.09 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Egypt stood at 7.09.
That represents a change of down 30.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Egypt peaked at 24.19 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.9, in 2012.
That places Egypt 50th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.97 | 12.79 | 24.19 | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.16 | 16.09 | 18.23 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.57 | 6.9 | 13.65 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.09 | 7.09 | 7.09 | 1 |
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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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Egypt?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Egypt was 7.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 24.19 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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