Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Egypt
Egypt: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 7.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Egypt is 7.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Egypt peaked at 24.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2012.
Egypt ranks 50th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 20.0% | 12.8% | 24.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 6.9% | 13.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Egypt?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Egypt was 7.1% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.