Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Egypt

Egypt: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above was 34.38 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
34.38
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
84th
of 104 countries
All-time high
34.38
in 2019
All-time low
26.6
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Egypt, 1988–2019

01020301988200320191988: 26.61998: 272005: 27.32007: 28.22008: 28.22009: 28.82010: 29.52011: 30.42012: 31.12013: 32.32014: 31.82015: 31.12016: 33.32017: 332018: 34.22019: 34.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Egypt is 34.38, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Egypt peaked at 34.38 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.6, in 1988.

That places Egypt 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 26.6
1998 27.03 +1.6%
2005 27.33 +1.1%
2007 28.16 +3.0%
2008 28.18 +0.1%
2009 28.81 +2.2%
2010 29.54 +2.5%
2011 30.41 +3.0%
2012 31.09 +2.2%
2013 32.35 +4.0%
2014 31.82 -1.6%
2015 31.13 -2.2%
2016 33.35 +7.1%
2017 32.99 -1.1%
2018 34.15 +3.5%
2019 34.38 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 26.6 26.6 26.6 1
1990s 27.03 27.03 27.03 1
2000s 28.12 27.33 28.81 4
2010s 32.12 29.54 34.38 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 81 Turkey 34.7 compare
  2. 82 Zambia 34.59 compare
  3. 83 Bolivia 34.43 compare
  4. 85 Cambodia 34.29 compare
  5. 86 Pakistan 34.18 compare
  6. 87 Morocco 34.17 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Egypt?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above in Egypt was 34.38 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 34.38 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 26.6 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above?
Egypt ranks 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,387 data points, 1970–2021
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