Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt
Egypt: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total was 37.26 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
37.26
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
79th
of 111 countries
All-time high
38.06
in 2018
All-time low
35.01
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt is 37.26, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 38.06 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.01, in 1988.
That places Egypt 79th out of 111 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.
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 35.01 | — |
| 1998 | 36.12 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 35.55 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 37.04 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 36.93 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.16 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.55 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 37.17 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 37.78 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 37.75 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 36.8 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 36.95 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.06 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 37.26 | -2.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 37.26 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.04, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 37.26 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.76, 99% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.01 | 35.01 | 35.01 | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.12 | 36.12 | 36.12 | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.67 | 35.55 | 37.16 | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.33 | 36.55 | 38.06 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 76 Dominican Republic 37.5 compare
- 77 El Salvador 37.41 compare
- 78 Jamaica 37.31 compare
- 80 Kenya 36.76 compare
- 81 Bangladesh 36.69 compare
- 82 Paraguay 36.68 compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
- Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 37.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 38.06 in 2018.
- What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.01 in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total?
- Egypt ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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