Cairo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cairo city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
28.7%
2023
20.9%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-27.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.7% | — |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -4.0 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -11.6 pp (-47%) |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +2.1 pp (16%) |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +4.8 pp (31.6%) |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +0.9 pp (4.5%) |