As of 2019/2020, the poverty rate was at **** percent of the total population in Egypt. Rural areas in Upper Egypt had the largest share of people under the poverty line, nearly ** percent. Moreover, Rural areas in Lower Egypt followed with ** percent of the population being categorized as poor. Urban areas in lower Egypt had the lowest share of poor population with almost **** percent..
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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 13, 2025, 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 13, 2025. 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 13, 2025. 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 13, 2025)
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/
