Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban was 48.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
48.13
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 76 countries
All-time high
48.83
in 2010
All-time low
44.25
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt stood at 48.13.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 48.83 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.25, in 1988.
Egypt ranks 8th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.25 | 44.25 | 44.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 45.7 | 45.7 | 45.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.84 | 47.51 | 48.5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.38 | 46.04 | 48.83 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
- Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 48.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 48.83 in 2010.
- What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.25 in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
- Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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