Area Database (v4.4)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)
Subnational regions
Egypt
All years

% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Egypt (Africa)  
Total 20.0 19.1 18.1 17.2 16.2 15.2 14.3 13.3 12.3 10.6 8.93 7.24 5.54 3.84 3.26 2.67 2.09 1.83 1.56 1.30 1.04 0.77 0.51 0.34 0.18 0.01
Alexandria 0.82 0.97 1.13 1.28 1.43 1.59 1.74 1.90 2.05 1.69 1.33 0.98 0.62 0.26 0.28 0.30 0.32 0.28 0.24 0.20 0.16 0.12 0.08 0.06 0.03 0.01
Assuit 31.6 31.8 32.0 32.1 32.3 32.5 32.7 32.9 33.0 27.1 21.1 15.1 9.13 3.15 4.17 5.18 6.20 5.36 4.52 3.69 2.85 2.01 1.17 0.78 0.40 0.01
Aswan 7.73 8.18 8.64 9.09 9.54 10.00 10.5 10.9 11.4 9.44 7.52 5.60 3.68 1.76 1.23 0.71 0.18 0.25 0.31 0.38 0.44 0.51 0.57 0.64 0.70 0.77
Behera 22.2 20.9 19.6 18.3 17.0 15.8 14.5 13.2 11.9 9.69 7.47 5.24 3.02 0.80 0.67 0.54 0.41 0.38 0.35 0.33 0.30 0.27 0.24 0.21 0.18 0.16
Beni Suef 57.7 55.4 53.1 50.7 48.4 46.0 43.7 41.4 39.0 33.9 28.8 23.6 18.5 13.4 12.1 10.8 9.52 8.06 6.60 5.14 3.68 2.22 0.76 0.51 0.26 0.01
Cairo 0.37 0.61 0.86 1.10 1.34 1.59 1.83 2.08 2.32 1.98 1.64 1.29 0.95 0.61 0.47 0.34 0.20 0.17 0.13 0.10 0.07 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Dakahlia 16.8 15.0 13.2 11.4 9.54 7.72 5.89 4.07 2.24 1.99 1.75 1.50 1.26 1.01 0.91 0.82 0.72 0.65 0.57 0.50 0.42 0.35 0.27 0.20 0.12 0.05
Damietta 7.15 6.50 5.86 5.22 4.58 3.94 3.29 2.65 2.01 1.73 1.45 1.16 0.88 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.07 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.13 0.15
Fayoum 53.7 50.4 47.1 43.8 40.5 37.2 33.9 30.6 27.3 25.0 22.6 20.3 17.9 15.6 12.5 9.33 6.20 5.35 4.49 3.64 2.78 1.93 1.07 0.72 0.36 0.01
Frontier governorates (Red Sea, New Valley, Matroh, North Sainai, South Sainai) 12.1 12.6 13.2 13.8 14.3 14.9 15.4 16.0 16.6 14.6 12.6 10.6 8.60 6.61 5.67 4.74 3.80 3.43 3.06 2.69 2.31 1.94 1.57 1.20 0.83 0.46
Gharbia 17.2 15.8 14.4 13.0 11.6 10.2 8.79 7.39 5.99 4.79 3.59 2.40 1.20 0.00 0.07 0.13 0.20 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.17
Giza 13.0 12.0 11.1 10.1 9.20 8.25 7.31 6.36 5.42 4.73 4.04 3.36 2.67 1.98 1.77 1.56 1.35 1.15 0.95 0.75 0.54 0.34 0.14 0.10 0.05 0.01
Ismailia 7.15 6.62 6.08 5.54 5.00 4.46 3.93 3.39 2.85 2.36 1.87 1.38 0.89 0.40 0.69 0.97 1.26 1.12 0.99 0.85 0.71 0.58 0.44 0.30 0.17 0.03
Kafr El-Sheikh 26.8 24.9 23.0 21.2 19.3 17.4 15.6 13.7 11.8 9.75 7.65 5.56 3.46 1.37 1.28 1.18 1.09 0.93 0.76 0.60 0.43 0.27 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.01
Kalyubia 18.5 16.7 14.9 13.1 11.2 9.42 7.60 5.77 3.95 3.43 2.92 2.40 1.89 1.37 0.95 0.52 0.10 0.12 0.15 0.17 0.19 0.22 0.24 0.26 0.29 0.31
Menoufia 29.9 27.9 26.0 24.0 22.0 20.1 18.1 16.1 14.2 11.5 8.89 6.27 3.64 1.01 0.89 0.77 0.65 0.61 0.56 0.52 0.48 0.43 0.39 0.35 0.30 0.26
Menya 64.6 61.3 58.0 54.7 51.4 48.1 44.8 41.4 38.1 35.1 32.1 29.0 26.0 23.0 18.8 14.6 10.4 8.89 7.41 5.92 4.43 2.95 1.46 0.98 0.49 0.01
Port Said 0.39 0.51 0.62 0.73 0.84 0.95 1.07 1.18 1.29 1.09 0.89 0.68 0.48 0.28 0.19 0.09 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.09 0.11 0.12 0.14
Qena 44.3 41.9 39.5 37.2 34.8 32.4 30.1 27.7 25.3 21.9 18.4 15.0 11.5 8.07 7.34 6.61 5.88 5.08 4.29 3.49 2.69 1.90 1.10 0.74 0.37 0.01
Sharkia 15.1 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.8 12.4 10.1 7.70 5.33 2.96 2.32 1.68 1.04 0.97 0.89 0.82 0.74 0.67 0.59 0.52 0.44 0.37
Souhag 36.1 35.2 34.2 33.3 32.3 31.3 30.4 29.4 28.4 24.0 19.6 15.1 10.7 6.24 5.55 4.85 4.16 3.86 3.55 3.25 2.95 2.64 2.34 2.04 1.73 1.43
Suez 1.17 1.14 1.11 1.08 1.05 1.02 0.99 0.96 0.93 0.77 0.61 0.46 0.30 0.14 0.09 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Lighter numbers are estimates