Average age, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Average age, rural was 25.65 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
25.65
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
78th
of 96 countries
All-time high
26.35
in 2018
All-time low
21.87
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average age, rural in Egypt, 1988–2019

01020301988200320191988: 21.91998: 24.62005: 24.92007: 25.72008: 262009: 26.22010: 25.32011: 25.42012: 25.82013: 26.12014: 26.32015: 25.62016: 25.62017: 25.72018: 26.32019: 25.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, rural in Egypt is 25.65, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, rural in Egypt peaked at 26.35 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.87, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 78th of 96 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, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Average age, rural in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 21.87 —
1998 24.56 +12.3%
2005 24.95 +1.6%
2007 25.72 +3.1%
2008 26.01 +1.1%
2009 26.23 +0.9%
2010 25.25 -3.7%
2011 25.45 +0.8%
2012 25.81 +1.4%
2013 26.13 +1.3%
2014 26.31 +0.7%
2015 25.64 -2.5%
2016 25.63 -0.1%
2017 25.68 +0.2%
2018 26.35 +2.6%
2019 25.65 -2.7%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 25.65 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.26, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 25.65 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.25, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 21.87 21.87 21.87 1
1990s 24.56 24.56 24.56 1
2000s 25.73 24.95 26.23 4
2010s 25.79 25.25 26.35 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 75 Tajikistan 26.23 compare
  2. 76 Guatemala 26.21 compare
  3. 77 Nicaragua 25.78 compare
  4. 79 Palestine 25.25 compare
  5. 80 Namibia 25.02 compare
  6. 81 Mozambique 24.89 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, rural in Egypt?
Average age, rural in Egypt was 25.65 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 26.35 in 2018.
What is the lowest average age, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 21.87 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for average age, rural?
Egypt ranks 78th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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