Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 45.19 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45.19
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
6th
of 74 countries
All-time high
45.19
in 2019
All-time low
35.04
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, 1988–2019

010203040501988200320191988: 37.61998: 35.42005: 352007: 43.52008: 442009: 44.72010: 44.72011: 43.92012: 44.22013: 44.22014: 44.32015: 44.82016: 422017: 42.82018: 44.52019: 45.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 45.19 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt peaked at 45.19 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.04, in 2005.

That places Egypt 6th out of 74 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 37.59 37.59 37.59 1
1990s 35.4 35.4 35.4 1
2000s 41.82 35.04 44.74 4
2010s 44.06 41.97 45.19 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 3 Bangladesh 46.93 compare
  2. 4 Namibia 46.09 compare
  3. 5 Jordan 45.99 compare
  4. 7 Pakistan 45.04 compare
  5. 8 Greece 44.61 compare
  6. 9 Cambodia 44.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt was 45.19 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 45.19 in 2019.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 35.04 in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
Egypt ranks 6th out of 74 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 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 weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 1,007 data points, 1980–2021
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