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

Egypt: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 36.72 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.72
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
89th
of 106 countries
All-time high
36.94
in 2018
All-time low
32.27
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

0102030401988200320191988: 32.31998: 34.82005: 33.92007: 33.72008: 33.42009: 34.22010: 34.22011: 34.72012: 35.32013: 35.72014: 35.32015: 33.42016: 36.92017: 36.12018: 36.92019: 36.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 36.72 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in 2019.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 36.94 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.27, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 89th of 106 countries on this measure, 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, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 32.27
1998 34.84 +7.9%
2005 33.92 -2.6%
2007 33.72 -0.6%
2008 33.44 -0.8%
2009 34.15 +2.1%
2010 34.22 +0.2%
2011 34.72 +1.5%
2012 35.29 +1.6%
2013 35.69 +1.1%
2014 35.32 -1.0%
2015 33.43 -5.3%
2016 36.87 +10.3%
2017 36.1 -2.1%
2018 36.94 +2.3%
2019 36.72 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.27 32.27 32.27 1
1990s 34.84 34.84 34.84 1
2000s 33.81 33.44 34.15 4
2010s 35.53 33.43 36.94 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 86 Palestine, State of 37.08 compare
  2. 87 Guatemala 37.05 compare
  3. 88 Cambodia 36.76 compare
  4. 90 Lao People's Democratic Republic 36.61 compare
  5. 91 Nicaragua 36.55 compare
  6. 92 Ghana 36.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 36.72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 36.94 in 2018.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 32.27 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Egypt ranks 89th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,570 data points, 1970–2021
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