Share living with less than 320 int per day in Egypt

Egypt: Share living with less than 320 int per day was 7.09 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
7.09
Change on year
down 30.7%
World rank
50th
of 120 countries
All-time high
24.19
in 1990
All-time low
6.9
in 2012
Years of data
11
1990–2021

Share living with less than 320 int per day in Egypt, 1990–2021

5101520251990200520211990: 24.21995: 22.91999: 12.82004: 18.22008: 16.12010: 102012: 6.92015: 7.12017: 13.72019: 10.22021: 7.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share living with less than 320 int per day in Egypt is 7.09, 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, share living with less than 320 int per day in Egypt peaked at 24.19 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.

Share living with less than 320 int per day in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 320 int per day in Egypt, 1990 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1990 24.19 —
1995 22.93 -5.2%
1999 12.79 -44.2%
2004 18.23 +42.5%
2008 16.09 -11.7%
2010 10.01 -37.8%
2012 6.9 -31.1%
2015 7.07 +2.5%
2017 13.65 +93.1%
2019 10.22 -25.1%
2021 7.09 -30.7%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 7.09 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.47, 32% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 7.09 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.58, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 47 Ecuador 8.37 compare
  2. 48 Iran 7.53 compare
  3. 49 North Macedonia 7.45 compare
  4. 51 Panama 6.81 compare
  5. 52 Brazil 6.19 compare
  6. 53 Palestine 6.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 320 int per day in Egypt?
Share living with less than 320 int per day in Egypt was 7.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 320 int per day recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 24.19 in 1990.
What is the lowest share living with less than 320 int per day recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 6.9 in 2012.
How does Egypt rank for share living with less than 320 int per day?
Egypt ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is share living with less than 320 int per 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 320 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 320 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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