# Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Egypt

1.3737847097218037% in 2021, the latest year published. Figures for 11 years from 1990 to 2021 are below.

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/extreme-poverty) · [All countries and regions](/extreme-poverty).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2021 | 1.3737847097218037 |
| 2019 | 1.9851136952638626 |
| 2017 | 3.1126536428928375 |
| 2015 | 1.2087135575711727 |
| 2012 | 1.2466962449252605 |
| 2010 | 1.5437169931828976 |
| 2008 | 3.7294454872608185 |
| 2004 | 4.122805595397949 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4.080000147223473 |
| 1990 | 7.142999768257141 |

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