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
38.4%
2023
14.6%
Total change
-23.8 pp
% change
-62%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.4% | — |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -10.1 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +4.6 pp (16.3%) |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -15.2 pp (-46.2%) |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -2.4 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -0.7 pp (-4.6%) |