Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt

Egypt: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 37.39 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37.39
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
53rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
38.6
in 2014
All-time low
34.99
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019

0102030401988200320191988: 351998: 37.32005: 36.32007: 38.12008: 37.82009: 37.82010: 37.22011: 37.92012: 38.42013: 38.32014: 38.62015: 37.32016: 36.82017: 372018: 37.92019: 37.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt stood at 37.39.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 38.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.99, in 1988.

That places Egypt 53rd out of 91 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 34.99 34.99 34.99 1
1990s 37.26 37.26 37.26 1
2000s 37.5 36.3 38.12 4
2010s 37.68 36.81 38.6 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 50 Mongolia 38.14 compare
  2. 51 Austria 38 compare
  3. 52 Netherlands 37.54 compare
  4. 54 Peru 37.32 compare
  5. 55 Brazil 37.29 compare
  6. 56 India 36.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 37.39 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 38.6 in 2014.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 34.99 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Egypt ranks 53rd out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,294 data points, 1970–2021
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