Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Egypt
Egypt: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 73.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Egypt is 73.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Egypt peaked at 85.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 33rd 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 | 81.9% | 76.6% | 85.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 82.2% | 82.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 71.8% | 78.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 71.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 44.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 18,849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Egypt?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Egypt was 73.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Egypt ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.