Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Egypt

Egypt: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total was 34.57 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
34.57
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
80th
of 94 countries
All-time high
35.34
in 2014
All-time low
33.21
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, 1988–2019

0102030401988200320191988: 33.21998: 34.12005: 33.52007: 352008: 34.62009: 34.52010: 33.82011: 34.42012: 35.12013: 352014: 35.32015: 34.82016: 34.92017: 34.72018: 35.22019: 34.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Egypt stood at 34.57.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 35.34 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.21, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 80th of 94 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 workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 33.21
1998 34.07 +2.6%
2005 33.47 -1.8%
2007 34.97 +4.5%
2008 34.64 -0.9%
2009 34.47 -0.5%
2010 33.77 -2.0%
2011 34.39 +1.8%
2012 35.13 +2.2%
2013 34.97 -0.5%
2014 35.34 +1.1%
2015 34.83 -1.4%
2016 34.86 +0.1%
2017 34.68 -0.5%
2018 35.24 +1.6%
2019 34.57 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33.21 33.21 33.21 1
1990s 34.07 34.07 34.07 1
2000s 34.39 33.47 34.97 4
2010s 34.78 33.77 35.34 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 77 Honduras 34.91 compare
  2. 78 Nepal 34.7 compare
  3. 79 Gambia 34.62 compare
  4. 81 Ghana 34.52 compare
  5. 82 Mozambique 34.5 compare
  6. 83 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 34.57 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 35.34 in 2014.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 33.21 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total?
Egypt ranks 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, 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 in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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