As of 2019/2020, the poverty rate was at 29.7 percent of the total population in Egypt. Rural areas in Upper Egypt had the largest share of people under the poverty line, nearly 43 percent. Moreover, Rural areas in Lower Egypt followed with 23 percent of the population being categorized as poor. Urban areas in lower Egypt had the lowest share of poor population with almost four percent..
Poverty rate based on national poverty line in Egypt in 2019/2020, by region
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CAPMAS (Egypt). (March 1, 2022). Poverty rate based on national poverty line in Egypt in 2019/2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237070/poverty-rate-national-line-in-egypt-regions/
CAPMAS (Egypt). "Poverty rate based on national poverty line in Egypt in 2019/2020, by region." Chart. March 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237070/poverty-rate-national-line-in-egypt-regions/
CAPMAS (Egypt). (2022). Poverty rate based on national poverty line in Egypt in 2019/2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237070/poverty-rate-national-line-in-egypt-regions/
CAPMAS (Egypt). "Poverty Rate Based on National Poverty Line in Egypt in 2019/2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237070/poverty-rate-national-line-in-egypt-regions/
CAPMAS (Egypt), Poverty rate based on national poverty line in Egypt in 2019/2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237070/poverty-rate-national-line-in-egypt-regions/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Poverty rate based on national poverty line in Egypt in 2019/2020, by region [Graph], CAPMAS (Egypt), March 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237070/poverty-rate-national-line-in-egypt-regions/