Poverty & Inequality in Egypt 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Egypt. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty 1.4% 2021 down 11.0% 60th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 58.5% 2021 down 7.9% 35th Number of people living in extreme poverty 110.69 million people 2021 up 24.7% 12th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.54 million people 2021 up 10.8% 38th Number of people living in extreme poverty 1.54 million people 2021 up 10.8% 38th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 58.5% 2021 down 7.9% 35th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 1.4% 2021 down 11.0% 60th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 1.5% 2021 up 48.3% 113th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 4.4% 2021 up 0.5% 115th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 10.3% 2021 down 2.1% 117th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.5% 2021 up 0.1% 32nd Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 1.4% 2021 down 11.0% 60th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 7.1% 2021 down 29.2% 50th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 1.4% 2021 down 11.0% 60th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 73.1% 2021 down 4.1% 33rd Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 1.54 million people 2021 up 10.8% 38th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 570,078 people 2021 up 8.1% 65th Gini coefficient 0.2848 2021 down 5.7% 102nd Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 3.7% 2021 down 45.6% 68th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 1.4% 2021 down 11.0% 58th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 2.0% 2021 down 48.7% 24th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 7.52 million people 2019 up 72.5% 48th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 2.7% 2019 down 43.4% 46th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.4% 2019 down 0.2% 31st Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 2.7% 2019 down 43.4% 46th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 2.82 million people 2019 down 28.4% 28th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 23.8% 2019 down 28.8% 35th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 68.7% 2019 down 11.3% 27th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 1.5% 2019 down 48.9% 51st Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2018 — 20th Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 1.3% 2015 down 70.5% 29th ← Previous Page 2 of 2