Extreme poverty rate in Egypt
1.4% of people in Egypt lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2021.
Egypt, 2021
1.4%
Change from 2019
−0.6percentage points
World, 2021
11.3%
Position in 2021
37th of 81
Extreme poverty rate in Egypt over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | – |
| 2018 | – | 11.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | 11.8% |
| 2016 | – | 12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | 13.4% |
| 2014 | – | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | 17.8% |
| 2011 | – | 19.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | – | 28.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | – | 33.7% |
| 2001 | – | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 2.0% in 2019, a change of −0.6 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 7.1%, the figure has changed by −5.7 percentage points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Egypt has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 11.3%.
More for Egypt
All statistics for Egypt
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
33.5%
2021 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
8.4%
2024 · World Bank
Gini index
28.5 (0 to 100)
2021 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
24.6%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
7.1%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
58.5%
2021 · World Bank